In 1928 French archaeologist Maurice Dunand began excavating the ancient coastal city of Byblos, located in what is now Lebanon. Byblos was an important ... engraved on various bronze and stone ...

BYBLOS, Lebanon — The anguish in Lebanese archaeologist ... crack and even topple delicate ancient structures, and destroy artifacts in the ground that are yet to be excavated.

The life-size 4th century BC white marble bull's head, the star artifact among the ... National Museum of Beirut. Lebanon's civil war lasted 15 years from 1975 to 1990. The five statues were stolen ...

By Tom Mashberg New York and federal authorities handed back 12 looted antiquities valued at $9 million to Lebanon on Thursday ... seizure of another 27 ancient artifacts valued at $13 million ...