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It was just another bombing in a complicated corner of the Middle East, but this one was important — the Associated Press ...
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 ...
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.” ...
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 ...
Restoring an Ancient Rusty Damascus Knife to Its Original Glory! Posted: October 29, 2024 | Last updated: October 29, 2024. Join us as we take on the challenging restoration of this extremely ...
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 ...
Archaeologists in Rome uncovered a colossal ancient marble head near Trajan’s Forum, possibly depicting Emperor Trajan or the ...
The Assad family's 54-year rule of Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when President Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus as rebels approached. Led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the ...
Biblical-themed exhibit inaugurated at Roman site under Damascus Gate in Jerusalem A 2nd-century gate in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter offers a glimpse into the capital’s multilayered history ...
During excavations at the site of a destroyed house in northern Syria, a worker came across an unexpected find: the remains of an ...
Because, if you couldn’t guess from its appearance, this knife’s blade is made of that ancient wonder, Damascus steel. While it’s not as hot as the super steel known as MagnaCut — all the rage right ...