Viggen Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Over the past 10 years, reconstruction efforts in the city of Beirut have swung, pendulum-like, between the ultra-modern and the ancient. Every time a developer breaks new ground for a corporate-style, high-rise office building or towering luxury residential complex, there is an inevitable moment of tension - will construction proceed without incident or will archaeological remains be discovered down in the deeper layers of earth, stone, and soil? That tension gets weirder still when what's found are burial sites, funeral buildings and a score of perfectly preserved, but nonetheless ancient, skeletons. full article at Daily Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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