A 29-year-old archaeologist from western Syria, Isber Sabrine is using modern technology to trace and document the looting and destruction of his country's ancient heritage. Working from Berlin, he runs a network in Syria of around 150 volunteers -- archaeologists, architects, students and simply concerned citizens -- who often pose as antiquities buyers to see what has been stolen in the course of Syria's now more than four-year uprising. He communicates with them via Skype when the Internet in Syria is working, which isn't often.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/20/world/syrian-antiquities-smuggling/