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January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1.<br />

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PAKIISTAN<br />

Archaeology Sindh Minister for Culture and<br />

Tourism Sassui Palijo on Saturday inaugurated<br />

the excavation work of Lakhen Jo Daro in<br />

Sukkur. Addressing a ceremony, she said the<br />

Sindh government has established the<br />

Archaeology Board to promote culture and<br />

archaeological sites of Sindh. She said the Sindh<br />

government has allocated Rs one million for<br />

each district for archaeological sites.<br />

The News (Dec. 20, 2009)<br />

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=214285<br />

PALESTIINE<br />

Archaeology The Hamas-run ministry of<br />

tourism and antiquities in Gaza on Monday<br />

announced the discovery of ancient artifacts<br />

near the Egyptian border town of Rafah. "The<br />

most important of the findings are 1,300 antique<br />

silver coins, both large and small," said<br />

Mohammed al-Agha, tourism and antiquities<br />

minister in the Islamist-run government. He said<br />

archaeologists had also uncovered a black basalt<br />

grinder, a coin with a cross etched on it, and the<br />

remains of walls and arches believed to have<br />

been built in 320 BC.<br />

AFP (Jan. 11, 2010)<br />

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jR<br />

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SAUDII ARABIIA<br />

Archaeology A 7 th century village has been<br />

unearthed in the Al-Raaka district of Dammam<br />

near the shores of the Arabian Gulf, the<br />

Supreme Commission for Tourism and<br />

Antiquities announced Monday. Researchers say<br />

the village has been dated to the early Muslim<br />

era. “From the materials that we have<br />

discovered at the site, such as ceramic pottery<br />

and other artifacts, it is quite easy to ascertain<br />

the period to which they belong,” said Dr. Ali I.<br />

Al-Ghabban, deputy secretary-general for<br />

antiquities and museums.<br />

Arab News (Feb. 9, 2010)<br />

http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=13<br />

2632&d=9&m=2&y=2010<br />

SYRIIA<br />

Archaeology The Syrian National Excavation<br />

Expedition working at Tal al-Kasara<br />

archaeological site in Deir Ezzor Province<br />

(Northeastern Syria) discovered a 44-meter long<br />

mosaic painting. The painting was found in the<br />

cool hall of a bathhouse at the site. It is the first<br />

of its kind that was discovered in the Middle<br />

Euphrates Region and it represents geometric<br />

shapes and fishes with opposite heads. The site<br />

was discovered by the British expedition for the<br />

first time in 1849 and a survey was conducted<br />

during the French mandate.<br />

Global Arab Network (Dec. 13, 2009)<br />

http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/200912134000/<br />

Culture/byzantine-era-geometric-mosaic-unearthed-insyrian-archaeological-site.html<br />

Archaeology Cemeteries, public baths and<br />

archaeological discoveries were discovered in<br />

Daraa city (Southern Syria), all of which were<br />

documented in order to trace the actual era and<br />

the successive civilizations of this area. Head of<br />

Bosra's Antiquities Department, Wafa al-Audi<br />

said that an ancient tomb was unearthed in a<br />

house for a citizen in Daraa dating back to<br />

Byzantine Era where three copper bracelets, an<br />

iron one in addition to some shards. Other four<br />

tombs with basaltic ground and a stone gate<br />

were also found at the same site.<br />

Global Arab Network (Jan. 6, 2010)<br />

http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201001064271/<br />

Culture/archaeological-cemeteries-and-public-bathsunearthed-in-syria.html<br />

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