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Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Biel waterfront, dumped Roman columns and port fill
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Marbles
Sea potteryAlso reported: Roman column drums.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Phoenician, Roman Berytus and Ottoman port; 1990s downtown digs produced 400-500 Roman columns now lying on reclaimed Biel land.
Hyperallergic: 400 to 500 Roman columns and capitals from the 1993-97 Solidere digs lie uninventoried on vacant Biel waterfront land after the warehouse was dismantled; DGA says they are safeView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Construction sitesPrivate security, unstable fill
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