Little is known of the remnants of Syria’s Jewish history after Jews left the country en masse surrounding Israel’s establishment.

The 13-year civil war which cost Syria more than 600,000 lives wreaked havoc on the vestiges of a rich Jewish culture.

But well before the war, the country’s historic synagogues and other Jewish sites languished in neglect.

Now, archaeologists are beginning to assess how much more was lost to bombardment and wartime looting.

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