APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Beit Lahia, 20 February 2022. Palestinian workers excavate a newly discovered Roman cemetery containing ornately decorated graves, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Beit Lahia, 20 February 2022. Palestinian workers excavate a newly discovered Roman cemetery containing ornately decorated graves, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. STORYLINE: A 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery containing at least 20 ornately decorated graves has been uncovered near the shoreline in the northern Gaza Strip, with the antiquities ministry calling it the most important local discovery of the past decade. Gaza is rich with antiquities having been an important trading spot for many civilisations, from as far back as the ancient Egyptians and the Philistines depicted in the Bible, through the Roman empire and the crusades. Ruins discovered there include the remains of a siege by Alexander the Great as well as a Mongol invasion. Twenty Roman graves have been located so far and the team expect to unearth 80 in total within the 50-square-meter cemetery. Only two graves have been opened, one contained skeletal remains and some clay jars. Because of the shape of the graves and the relatively ornate decorations, they likely belonged to "senior ranking people" in the Roman empire during the first century, said Jamal Abu Rida, director-general of Gaza's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Footage by/ APAwire
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