caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date known_for alma_mater image article_title name occupation death_cause
khaled al-asaad in 2002 18 august 2015 -lrb- aged 81 -rrb- tadmur , syria tadmur , syria 1934 head of antiquities in palmyra university of damascus khaled al-asaad 2012.jpg khaled al-asaad
 khaled al-asaad archaeologist beheaded by isis
khaled al-asaad

khaled mohamad al-asaad -lrb- -lrb- 1934 -- 18 august 2015 -rrb- , also khaled asaad , was a syrian archaeologist and the head of antiquities for the ancient city of palmyra , a unesco world heritage site .
he held this position for over 40 years .
at age 81 , al-asaad was publicly beheaded by the islamic state of iraq and syria -lrb- isis -rrb- .
