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Ancient Byzantine tomb believed to be 1,500 years old discovered in Syria — under a home

A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. The grave site was found last month in the town of Maarat al-Numan ...
Los Angeles Times

A contractor stumbles upon a Byzantine tomb complex under a destroyed Syrian house

MARAAT AL-NUMAN, Syria — 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 ...
AOL

1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex discovered under Syrian war ruins

A construction worker has unearthed a 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex in the war-torn province of Idlib, northern Syria. The discovery occurred in Maarat al-Numan, a town of strategic importance ...
Greek Reporter

Rocket Hits Remains of 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church in Israel

A Hezbollah rocket hit the protective shelter over the remains of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church in northern Israel.