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April‐June 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ discoveries lie on three layers of settlements indicating three different civilizations. ForImmediateRelease.Net (Apr. 07, 2010) http://www.forimmediaterelease.net/pm/3335.html SSRII LLANKA Archaeology A heap of ruins where a Hindu temple of Chola period was believed to have been buried has been unearthed in the Northern part of Delft. The temple is 40 feet long and 10 feet wide. Professor P. Pushparatnam of the Jaffna University History Department commenting on the findings, said the people of the locality are unable to say when this temple was built. Daily News (Mar. 09, 2010) http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/03/09/news12.asp SSYYRIIA Archaeology Neolithic stone circles, alignments and possible tombs were discovered. For Dr. Robert Mason, an archaeologist with the Royal Ontario Museum, it all began with a walk last summer. Mason conducts work at the Deir Mar Musa al‐Habashi monastery, out in the Syrian Desert. Finds from the monastery, which is still in use today by monks, date mainly to the medieval period and include some beautiful frescoes. The Independent (Mar. 01, 2010) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ news/syrias‐stonehenge‐neolithic‐stone‐circles‐alignments‐ and‐possible‐tombs‐discovered‐1914047.html Archaeology A collection of Hellenistic coins dating back to the era of Alexander the Great were found near Najm Castle in the Manbej area in Aleppo governorate (northern Syria ). The coins were found by a local man as he was preparing his land for construction, uncovering a bronze box that contained around 250 coins. He promptly delivered the coins to the authorities who in turn delivered them to Aleppo Department of Archaeology and Museum. Global Arab Network (Mar. 02, 2010) http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201003025027/ Travel/archaeological‐findings‐hellenistic‐coins‐ discovered‐in‐northern‐syria.html Archaeology Damascus Countryside Governorate announced Tuesday the unearthing of 5 archaeological graveyards in old Daryya City near Damascus, dating back to the 3rd and 4th Century AD. The discovered graveyards, mostly dating back to the Roman and Byzantine era, contain tens of skulls, Mahmoud Hamoud, Damascus Countryside Archeology director said in a statement to SANA. SANA (Mar. 09, 2010) http://www.sana.sy/eng/35/2010/03/09/277178.htm Archaeology Hama governorate contains some of the most important mosaics in Syria, with around 50% of uncovered mosaics, most significant of which is ʺTiba al‐Imam,ʺ a 600 square meters mosaic dating back to 242 AD. Another mosaic housed at Hama National Museum is the ʺMusiciansʺ mosaic. This piece, measuring 4.25 meters by 5.37 meters, depicts six female musicians and two children, in addition to old musical instrument including an organ, cymbals, two flutes, a harp and an Indian musical instrument consisting of metal bowls placed on a table. Global Arab Network (Mar. 24, 2010) http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201003245260/ Related‐news‐from‐Syria/archaeologists‐sublime‐ technique‐makes‐syrian‐mosaics‐on‐of‐the‐greatest‐in‐the‐ world.html Archaeology Tal Bokrous is a sample of the first agricultural village built according to the architectural style of the Stone Age in Deir Ezzor, _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001‐2010 30
April‐June 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ (432 kms northeast of Damascus, Syria). The site is the only archaeological discovery at the Middle Euphrates Region which belongs to the booming phase of the Neolithic era. Global Arab Network (Mar. 26, 2010) http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201003265291/ Related‐news‐from‐Syria/archaeologist‐188‐houses‐from‐ neolithic‐era‐unearthed‐in‐middle‐euphrates‐region.html Archaeology Archaeologists have embarked on excavations in northern Syria expected to widen and deepen understanding of a prehistoric culture in Mesopotamia that set the stage for the rise of the world’s first cities and states and the invention of writing. In two seasons of preliminary surveying and digging at the site known as Tell Zeidan, American and Syrian investigators have already uncovered a tantalizing sampling of artifacts from what had been a robust pre‐urban settlement on the upper Euphrates River. The New York Times (Apr. 05, 2010) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/science/06archeo.html ?src=mv Archaeology According to archaeologists, the ancient texts found in Ugarit revealed important information on the intellectual and cultural life in Ugarit, detailing the various aspects of life in the ancient city. The finds highlight similarities between the Ugaritic language and Arabic in terms of meanings and grammar. Director of Lattakia Department of Archaeology Jamal Haidar said excavations in Ras Shamra uncovered documents that illustrate the attempts of an Ugaritic scribe at teaching his students the alphabet, noting that scribes were respected in the city and royal court of Ugarit and that they were highly cultured and knowledgeable. Global Arab Network (Apr. 16, 2010) http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201004165529/ Culture/archaeologists‐ancient‐texts‐show‐similarities‐ between‐arabic‐and‐ugaritic‐languages.html Archaeology The Syrian Archaeological Expedition working at the site of Palmyraʹs northern defensive wall (Central Syria) has unearthed tower tombs close to the wall. Head of Palmyra Antiquities Department Walid Asaʹad said Wednesday the square‐shaped burial has a two‐slab decorated stone gate. The doorway leads to the roof of the burial place through stairs. Global Arab Network (Apr. 18, 2010) http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201004185537/ Travel/syrian‐archaeologists‐tombs‐tower‐unearthed‐in‐ palmyra.html Archaeology Excavations began in the various archaeological sites that once housed farming communities, including Tel al‐Abar 3 sites on the left bank of the Euphrates River (northern Syria) which dates back to the 10th millennium BC. Assistant Director of the Syrian Department of Archaeology and Museums Thaer Yerte said excavations at the site revealed information about the communities that settled on the banks of the Euphrates, uncovering two different areas that include three communal buildings and dozens of circular houses built from limestone and paved with pebbles from the river. Global Arab Network (Apr. 20, 2010) http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201004205583/ Related‐news‐from‐Syria/archaeological‐sites‐mark‐ location‐of‐farming‐in‐syria‐from‐10th‐millennium‐bc.html Archaeology Evidence of the civilization that formed the basis of urban life in the entire Middle East lies beneath three large mounds about three miles from the modern town of Raqqa in Syria, according to U.S. and Syrian archaeologists. The mounds, the tallest standing some 50 feet high, cover about 31 acres and _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001‐2010 31
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