Race Against Time: How luxury developers are wiping out ancient Beirut
A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the…
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…
How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…
Ruins cleared near port of Beirut
Following our last post about the vast ruins site uncovered near the “Beirut Digital District” construction site, a…
Ancient ruins uncovered in the ‘digital district’
A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to…
The gutting of Beirut’s Roman racetrack
We often worry about extremist groups like ISIS destroying history in the Middle East. But in Beirut, private…
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…
Update: New photos inside Saifi dig
Soon after posting about the ruins discovered at the Saifi Plaza excavation, an activist got in touch over…
Ruins cleared at Saifi Plaza
There appears to be nothing left of a major downtown Beirut excavation that took place here a month…
Roman wall removed from Beirut Hippodrome site
It survived some 2,000 years of wars and conquest, but the wall above is now gone. Archeologists believe…