Posted on 11/03/2008 5:44:29 AM PST by SunkenCiv
A French excavations team from the Universite de Lyon has wrapped up phase I of works in the southern port city of Tyre, the head of the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) in the South told The Daily Star on Friday. "Excavations are centered in two main sites inside Tyre's Al-Mina ancient ruins area," Ali Badawi said.
He added that archaeologists were working on uncovering the tomb of Frederic Archbishop of Tyre, which is said to be buried under an ancient cathedral dating back to the times of the Crusaders in the coastal city.
"A German excavating team came to the area in search of Frederic's tomb in the 19th century but didn't find anything," Badawi said.
Badawi said the French team was also following the traces of a Roman amphitheatre in the area.
The head of the French excavations team, Pierre-Louis Gatier, said archaeologists were able to find a wall, "which might be one of the cathedral's walls."
French archaeologists are also working on tracing the history of earthenware they found at the site. Gatier said his team is expected to end its mission "in the next few days, but we will be back again next year."
The 14-member excavation team arrived in Tyre around three weeks ago; their mission is part of a plan put forth by DGA to determine which historical periods the site dates from.
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Let me know if they find Hiram, the Widow’s son.
They mite...
LOL!
Didn’t think I’d find a brother here.
:’) It’s nice to be appreciated in my own time. ;’)
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