Beirut Archeological Heritage Threatened by Construction

Al Monitor

The capital of Lebanon is considered to be over 5,000 years
old, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
Phoenicians, Hellenists, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs,
Crusaders and Ottomans built and lived in Beirut, leaving
behind different layers of civilization that are still being
discovered. Construction cranes have been a common site in
Beirut since the end of the civil war, and today, private
investors are quick to rid plots of land of ancient remains. FULL STORY