In 2022, 20 damaged objects of high cultural value originating from Palmyra and other important sites of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Antiquity were transported from Damascus to Prague via a Czech Army aircraft and restored in the restoration workshops of the National Museum. The restored and conserved objects were then presented to the public in the exhibition 'A renewed face' at the National Museum in April-May 2023.

Currently, two independent activities are being prepared in the field of scientific cooperation between the Czech Republic and Syria in the field of archaeology.

The first activity is the identification, thorough packing, transportation to the Czech Republic and restoration of another 80 damaged objects from Syrian museums affected by the war conflict. After the restoration, it is expected that they will be exhibited at the National Museum in Prague and returned to Syria.

The second activity is a joint Czech-Syrian archaeological research of the endangered site of Tell Al-Shamiya in Latakia. An integral part of this is the training of Syrian archaeologists in the use of modern methods in the documentation of war and earthquake damaged archaeological sites and monuments. This research is now in its fourth year in cooperation with the Syrian General Directorate for Monuments and Museums and the management of the National Museum in Prague is currently preparing an application for a licence to continue this research, with the Czech side expecting the Syrian side to comply with the application in a similar way to the way it has recently complied with, for example, Polish or Italian archaeologists.

Tell Al-Shamiya is located 4 kilometres from ancient Ugarit, under whose administration it fell. Initial investigations by the joint Czech-Syrian expedition indicate the undoubted high importance of the site in the Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age (c. 2600-600 BC). Research is being carried out on the central settlement area of the tellu, where the remains of stone house structures are being uncovered, and in tombs sunk into the base of the tellu.

In June 2023, the first results of the research were presented at an international conference in Damascus. Analysis and evaluation of the findings obtained so far is currently underway. If the archaeological research license is granted for renewal, the next research season is planned for spring 2025.

Czech archaeology is not new to Syria; 90 years ago, the prominent Czech archaeologist Bedřich Hrozný conducted archaeological research in what is now Syria. Given that Syria is a key country in terms of understanding the history of mankind, research here is a unique opportunity for Czech archaeology.