Since the fall of the Assad regime, "widespread poverty" and the "collapse" of the nation's "once-feared security apparatus" have sparked a "gold rush" of looters, robbing 2000-year-old graves for ...

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

A construction worker uncovered a 1,500-year-old tomb complex while removing the rubble from war-torn ruins. The incredible ...

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.” Archaeologist ...

The burial complex consists of two stone chambers, each containing six tombs. Intricate carvings, including the sign of the ...

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