CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Art brings life to the ruins of Beit MeribyHabib BattahJan 2, 2022One comment Too often on this site, I have covered the destruction of ancient ruins in favor of new developments.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 15 minute read Race Against Time: How luxury developers are wiping out ancient BeirutbyHabib BattahMay 28, 2019No comments A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Roman city wall removed from Beirut sitebyHabib BattahSep 13, 20183 comments A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?byHabib BattahJun 23, 20185 comments “We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s SquarebyHabib BattahFeb 4, 20188 comments Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?byHabib BattahMay 13, 2017One comment In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…
AArcheology Read More 3 minute read Ruins cleared near port of BeirutbyHabib BattahMar 19, 2017No comments Following our last post about the vast ruins site uncovered near the “Beirut Digital District” construction site, a…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 12 minute read Ancient ruins uncovered in the ‘digital district’byHabib BattahMar 5, 201716 comments A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to…
AArcheology Read More 3 minute read World’s oldest scale found in Lebanon, on display at AUBbyHabib BattahSep 25, 2016One comment The oldest known scale beam was recently found near Kfaraabida in North Lebanon and is now on display…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read One of world’s oldest cities found in North Lebanon, may become hotelbyHabib BattahAug 2, 20167 comments Perched on a hill along the rocky coast of North Lebanon, archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is…