Thursday, November 13, 2008

1,200-year-old church uncovered in Syria

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/13/news/ML-Syria-Archaeology.php

[International Herald Tribune] 13 Nov 2008--Archaeologists in central Syria have unearthed remnants of a 1,200-year-old church believed to be the largest ever discovered in this Mideast country, an antiquities official said Thursday.

Walid al-Assaad, the head of the Palmyra Antiquities and Museums Department said the church, dating back to the 8th century, was discovered recently by a joint Syrian-Polish archaeological team.

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