Contractor Stumbles upon Byzantine Tomb Complex Under Destroyed Syrian House

Contractor stumbles upon Byzantine tomb complex under destroyed Syrian house

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be more than 1,500 years old.

Underground Byzantine tomb complex discovered beneath rubble in northern Syria

A Byzantine-era tomb complex believed to be over 1,500 years old has been uncovered in northern Syria, revealing yet another layer of the region’s deep historical roots, abc has reported. The discovery was made in May by a Syrian contractor clearing debris from a destroyed home in the town of Maarat al-Numan. As he dug through the rubble, he stumbled upon what would soon be identified as a hidden underground burial site. Local residents notified…