CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read New discoveries in Byblos amid resort developmentbyHabib BattahJul 1, 2016 If archaeologists are right, our understanding of Byblos will soon change dramatically. For years, people have assumed that…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Bodies of Armenian Genocide survivors to be exhumed for beach resortbyHabib BattahJun 30, 2015 Barely two months after the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, relatives of those who survived the…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Clues to Roman Beirut at Saifi dig?byHabib BattahJun 5, 2015 Roman Berytus was one of the most lavish cities in the empire, featuring a massive chariot race track…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Historic shore in Byblos to be privatized?byHabib BattahMar 18, 2015 The picturesque coastal town of Byblos is known largely for two things: ancient ruins and overpriced beach resorts.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read New ruins in GemmayzebyHabib BattahDec 11, 2014 There has been an ongoing dig for quite some time at the beginning of Gouraud Street–the main street…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Saifi Plaza dig progressbyHabib BattahOct 11, 2014 I recently got a better look at the ruins discovered at the “Saifi Plaza” project, which I have…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read District S ruins finally revealedbyHabib BattahAug 27, 2014 Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Update: New photos inside Saifi digbyHabib BattahAug 22, 2014 Soon after posting about the ruins discovered at the Saifi Plaza excavation, an activist got in touch over…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Ruins cleared at Saifi PlazabyHabib BattahAug 20, 2014 There appears to be nothing left of a major downtown Beirut excavation that took place here a month…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Ruins discovered under Saifi 477byHabib BattahJul 30, 2014 It’s not been easy to post about Beirut with all the carnage happening in Gaza. But that doesn’t…