Architectural Remnants and Cemeteries Unearthed at Tal al-Mushrafa in Homs.Homs, Central Syria, (SANA)- The national archeological mission working at the site of Tal al-Mushrafa in the Central Syrian city of Homs uncovered important architectural remnants of residential groupings, as well as cemeteries dating back to the Byzantine Era. A building with lime-plastered floors, under which two stone tombs including a group of skeletons inside wooden boxes, was also unearthed Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia. Unearthed has had three incarnations - they first visited each region of Australia where Triple J had a transmitter - 41 regions in all. by the mission. This important archeological discovery casts more light on the nature of living during the Byzantine period in the eastern region of Homs, and it will help complete the general image of the civilizations succeeded each other over al-Mushrafa site, said Director of Homs Antiquities Antiquities, nearly always used in the plural in this sense, is a term for objects from Antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures. and Museums Fareed Jabbour. In Quneitra, an ancient tomb dating back to the Middle Bronze Age Bronze Age, period in the development of technology when metals were first used regularly in the manufacture of tools and weapons. Pure copper and bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, were used indiscriminately at first; this early period is sometimes called the , along with 20 earthenware containers were discovered within the tomb. Head of Quneitra Archeology Department Abdullah Murei said on Tuesday that the tomb, uncovered by an excavation mission affiliated with the Department, said that the tomb which was uncovered in the village of Ein Noorieh, 5 kilometers east of Khan Arnabeh, dates back to 4000 years B.C. He added the tomb which is 370 x 310 Cm, and 110 Cm in height was made of semi-oval basalt basalt (bəsôlt`, băs`ôlt), fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has congealed from a molten state. stone,. Murei said that next to the tomb from the eastern side are ancient buildings made of basalt stone taking the shape of stone arcs. International Copyright 2006-2009, SANA Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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