The fight to save Syrian antiquities

For Andrew Jamieson, the conflict unfolding in Syria is a catastrophe on multiple levels – professionally and personally.

By day (or more correctly, semester) Dr Jamieson is a senior lecturer and celebrated teacher of Classics and Archaeology in the University of Melbourne’s School of Historical and Philosophical Studies.

During sabbatical and non-teaching periods, he heads for archaeological sites – either within Australia or overseas to Egypt, Lebanon and Syria – to conduct fieldwork and research.

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