New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s Square
Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city…
Ruins cleared near port of Beirut
Following our last post about the vast ruins site uncovered near the “Beirut Digital District” construction site, a…
Clues to Roman Beirut at Saifi dig?
Roman Berytus was one of the most lavish cities in the empire, featuring a massive chariot race track…
New ruins in Gemmayze
There has been an ongoing dig for quite some time at the beginning of Gouraud Street–the main street…
Saifi Plaza dig progress
I recently got a better look at the ruins discovered at the “Saifi Plaza” project, which I have…
TEDx Saturday, discounts for BR fans
There’s still time to get tickets to next Saturday’s TEDx event, and as a speaker, fans of…
Ruins discovered under Saifi 477
It’s not been easy to post about Beirut with all the carnage happening in Gaza. But that doesn’t…
Ruins near Bank Audi cleared?
Credit: Rayya Haddad Credit: Rayya Haddad Earlier this summer I posted pictures taken by my photographer friend Rayya…
Pre-historic ruins possibly recovered from Beirut tunnel site
Ancient ruins removed this afternoon– archeologists say site could be up to 8,000 years old. It started with…
New ruins near Bank Audi
Source: Rayya Haddad A series of structures have been recently discovered in central Beirut. They include several arched…