The analysis and processing of all the data have been completed, including the petrographic study of thin sections made from the rock samples taken.

Syria states that it collected samples for petrographic and chemical analysis, and that its experts were compiling a comparative study of historical and current photographs of this site.

Syria submitted results from its monitoring and assessment studies, which identified three methods of ascertaining and identifying the degradation of its cultural heritage sites; namely, visual observation of the past and current state of each site; petrographic and chemical analysis of stone, brick, mortar and other surfaces; and photogrammetry.