The Charlotte Observer on MSN15d
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic coast, reaching areas of the Mediterranean along a route known as the ...
Raleigh News & Observer16d
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
Some of the beads were fragmented ... of revisiting museum collections for continued study.” Hama is located in present-day western Syria, about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital ...
La Brújula Verde18d
Iron Age beads found in Syria were created from Baltic amber from over 3000 kilometers away
Credit: M. N. Mortensen et al. / National Museum of Denmark A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has revealed that some were crafted from Baltic amber, transported ...
Middle East Eye13d
Massacres and resilience in Hama, Syria's insubordinate city
The Hama that Mohammed Hisham Barazanko paints does not exist any more. Some features in his pictures are recognisable: there are alleyways covered by pointed arches like the ones near his studio.
Al-Monitor15d
40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre
Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule. "I've never really talked ...