After Palmyra, the message to Isis: what you destroy, we will rebuild | Simon Jenkins

Islamic State’s orgy of destruction is over, but the Syrian city’s ancient heritage can be restored with 3D technology

The recapture of the Syrian desert city of Palmyra must lift the spirits of all who knew its former glory. But after the dust dies down, a new army arrives: that of archaeologists brandishing questions. How much of what has gone should be restored? By what means, and by whom? And where does Palmyra belong, to Syria or the world?

For once, there is no doubting the drive. Syria’s...