Dr. Mark Schuler

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Even more damage, as visible from satellites.

A digital exhibition features 18th-century etchings and 19th-century photographs of Palmyra and classical antiquities being leveled by ISIS militants.

Source: The Ancient Syrian City ISIS Is Destroying, Preserved Online

Having visited Palmyra, I continue to grieve the loss of life and material cultural there.

Archaeologists in Maryland have discovered artifacts linking African practices and Christianity on the land of a former slave plantation in Maryland.

Source: Ezekiel’s Wheel Ties African Spiritual Traditions to Christianity

Although my interest is in the archaeology of early Christianity in Palestine, this find in Maryland is fascinating. Read on …

The Minneapolis museum is host to a rare exhibit of personal items that have never left Germany and, officials say, likely will never be seen together again.

So excited that these art pieces and artifacts will be in Minnesota for the next two months. Our faculty has planned a trip and I am also taking my honors class. The quincentennial celebrations have begun.

Source: Life of Martin Luther on display in rare MIA exhibit