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Archeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century A.D. in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported Thursday.
The cross-shaped limestone cemetery was discovered in the Nasiriya area in the remote Hasaka province, some 440 miles northeast of the capital Damascus and contained coins, pottery shards and bracelets dating to the later Aramaic era, Al-Thawra newspaper reported.
Just on Tuesday, an even older cemetery from the 2nd century A.D. was discovered in the famed ruins of Palmyra, one of the region's most impressive sites from Classical antiquity.
A 2nd century rare limestone tablet unearthed by Syrian archaeologists of two Palmyraian young men standing near a camel with a long javelin dragged by a child. It was discovered in the central ancient city of Palmyra that used to be the center of ...
A 2nd century rare limestone tablet unearthed by Syrian archaeologists of two Palmyraian young men standing near a camel with a long javelin, dragged by a child. It was discovered in the central ancient city of Palmyra that used to be the center of Middle East trade routes