Contractor in Syria uncovers a surprise beneath the rubble: an ancient tomb complex

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Contractor in Syria uncovers a surprise beneath the rubble: an ancient tomb complex

Monday 9th June 2025, 5:02AM

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old

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