Based on the presence of the cross and the pottery and glass pieces that were found, this tomb dates back to the Byzantine era.” ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex ...

Take a journey through time with this breathtaking drone footage of some of the world’s oldest cities—Jerusalem, Athens, ...

A contractor in northern Syria stumbled upon the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old while digging in a residential neighborhood ...

During excavations at the site of a destroyed house in northern Syria, a worker came across an unexpected find: the remains of an ...

A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants. “Today, we use screens, back then it was rattles.” ...

In a moving ceremony at the National Library in Jerusalem, the public was granted a rare glimpse of the ancient “Damascus Crowns” — Torah manuscripts smuggled from Syria in a daring ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their ...