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Ancient ruins uncovered in the ‘digital district’

A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to the city’s... Read More
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Beirut’s lost Roman hippodrome unearthed, to be dismantled

“There are four known Roman hippodromes in the Middle East,” a veteran archeologist recently told me. “In Beirut, they are... Read More
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Clues to Roman Beirut at Saifi dig?

Roman Berytus was one of the most lavish cities in the empire, featuring a massive chariot race track and theatre... Read More
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Digging up Beirut

Solidere, the company rebuilding downtown Beirut, has taken a lot of flack for transforming the most ruinous part of the... Read More
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Getting physically assaulted today at District S site

My chest and wrists still hurt from the arms of the men who tackled me, twisted my hands behind my... Read More
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Beirut Report on France 24

I did this interview last week during the height of the media uproar over my assault by construction site staff... Read More
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Bodies of Armenian Genocide survivors to be exhumed for beach resort

Barely two months after the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, relatives of those who survived the mass killings... Read More
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Developer to resume dismantling of Hippodrome

A work cessation order at Beirut’s Roman Hippodrome site has been overruled and the dismantlement of ruins belonging to the... Read More
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District S ruins finally revealed

Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation for the... Read More
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Hidden mosaics could mark Lebanon’s oldest church

In addition to the possible Roman gate and road revealed in a previous post, the Landmark site dig (which could... Read More
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