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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
“However, no examples of Baltic amber had been identified in Hama.” Were these beads products of an expansive trade route, or something entirely new? Using two scientific techniques — called ...
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Iron Age beads found in Syria were created from Baltic amber from over 3000 kilometers away
A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has revealed that some were crafted from Baltic ...
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40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre
Hama (Syria) (AFP) – 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 ...