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SYRIA - MARCH 01: The Tomb of the Three Brothers - Hypogeum discovered in 2002 by a team of Japanese archaeologists in the Southeast necropolis of Palmyra, the tombs' principle remains the same - The deceased are laid to rest in loculi, superimposed funerary boxes - They were closed with plates carved in the effigy of the deceased in Palmyra, Syria in March, 2006. (Photo by Raphael GAILLARDE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

SYRIA - MARCH 01:  The Tomb of the Three Brothers - Hypogeum discovered in 2002 by a team of Japanese archaeologists in the Southeast necropolis of Palmyra, the tombs' principle remains the same - The deceased are laid to rest in loculi, superimposed funerary boxes - They were closed with plates carved in the effigy of the deceased in Palmyra, Syria in March, 2006.  (Photo by Raphael GAILLARDE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)