Open reconstruction of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria Zola 2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 https://newpalmyra.org/programs/atom.xml 2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://newpalmyra.org/programs/npeo/ <h2 id="the-new-palmyra-epigraphic-objects-npeo-project-is-born">The New Palmyra Epigraphic Objects (NPEO) Project is Born</h2> <p><strong>23 April 2026</strong> — NEWPALMYRA launched NPEO to connect AI with the photographic record of Palmyrene inscriptions.</p> <p><strong>NPEO</strong> is:</p> <p class="npeo-formula"><strong>#ai</strong> × <em>(photos of inscriptions)</em> = <strong>results</strong></p> <p>We are building an open pipeline that connects machine-readable inscription data with the photographic record of Palmyra — field documentation, community contributions, and newly released corpora.</p> <h2 id="sources">Sources</h2> <ul> <li>🏛 <strong>Palmyra images from <a href="https://twitter.com/basselkhartabil">@basselkhartabil</a></strong> — <a href="/people/bassel-khartabil/">Bassel Khartabil</a> began documenting Palmyra in 2005; a body of unreleased inscription photography anchors this work.</li> <li>📜 <strong>1,134 inscriptions released in March 2026</strong> — a published corpus feeding transcription, translation, and linked open data.</li> <li>📸 <strong><a href="/photos/">NEWPALMYRA's 3,000+ Flickr community archive</a></strong> — reference photos contributed over years of community mirroring and uploads.</li> </ul> <h2 id="tags">Tags</h2> <p><code>#newpalmyra</code> <code>#inscriptions</code> <code>#epigraphy</code> <code>#palmyra</code></p> <p class="npeo-note">More on methods, datasets, and how to contribute will be posted here as NPEO develops.</p>