ISIS beheaded a well known and well-loved archeologist in the Syrian city of Palmyra, then hung his body on one of the columns the archeologist had renovated in the center of the square. Khaled Asaad had dedicated most of his life to the preservation of the ancient city of Palmyra. The 82-year-old scholar worked for over 50 years as head of antiquities in Palmyra

Very sad news. ISIS beheaded a well known and well-loved archaeologist today in the Syrian city of Palmyra, then hung his body on one of the columns the archeologist had renovated in the center of the square. Khaled Asaad had dedicated most of his life to the preservation of the ancient city of Palmyra. The 82-year-old scholar worked for over 50 years as head of antiquities in Palmyra. Asaad had been kidnapped by ISIS and interrogated for over a month (i.e. tortured). One report said: "Just imagine that such a scholar who gave such memorable services to the place and to history would be beheaded and that his corpse still hangs from one of the ancient columns in the center of a square in ancient Palmyra."

 Since at least 27 May 2015, Palmyra's theatre was used as a place of public executions of ISIL opponents. A video released by ISIL shows the killing of 20 prisoners at the hands of teenaged male executioners, watched by hundreds of men and boys.^[386] On 18 August 2015, Palmyra's 83 years old retired antiquities chief Khaled al-Asaad was beheaded by ISIL after being tortured for a month to get information about the city and its treasures; al-Asaad refused to give any information to his captors.^[387]

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra