Valley of Tombs Palmyra, Syria
Palmyra, Syria 2010
Tower tombs built about 100 years before the birth of Christ. The tombs contain many graves…whole families are interred with the patriarch’s grave in a position of honor.
Interior of Tower Tomb Palmyra
This is the interior of a wealthy family’s tomb. It is similar to a tomb of a wealthy Egyptian’s tomb. This area of Palmyra is called the Valley of the Tombs. Underground tombs began to be in favor starting around 300 A.D. perhaps in response to the Greek belief that the world of the dead was underground.
Palmyra is being destroyed by ISIS now.