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…
District S ruins finally revealed
Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation…
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 discovered under Saifi 477
It’s not been easy to post about Beirut with all the carnage happening in Gaza. But that doesn’t…
Massive excavation continues at Saifi
I was lucky enough to pass by the Saifi dig (above) today when the gate was briefly open.…
New ruins near Bank Audi
Source: Rayya Haddad A series of structures have been recently discovered in central Beirut. They include several arched…
What’s being dug up at Saifi Gardens?
There appears to be a lot of interesting ruins being dug up at the new Safi Gardens development.…
It could be nothing…
A friend recently sent me a picture of a major construction site going up in Hamra. It’s probably…