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Many years ago the council of Tartous city placed ugly sweepings ball (dump site) which is tour down upon the sea and cabanas, this land joins the treasures of our phoenician ancestors  ; it is Azar Cemetery. This has been happened but how , and why?

What did the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums do to prevent the sweepings hill from expanding on the archeological hill?It is Fact that start removing (or moving) the dump place comes as aresponse to touring utilization plans.

A single archeological tomb on the hill threatened by the process of expanding the dump place ,It becomes near the edge.(For more information about the kinds of archeological tombs read  :Azar cemetery)

Another archeological tombs - which are unluky like the previous one – they got drifted away with the rubbish by the bulldozer and their stones were mixed with the ragbags.

A base of an archeological column has thrown carelessly with the rubbish.

An archeological hill was drifted away to expand the dump place. The small upper hole is a pot base -see the next photo in the bottom- while the big hole seems as if something has been drawn off it.

A capital is also thrown with the rubbish
(It was taken to the museum recently)

The base of the archeological pot in the hill wall (in the upper photo) bulldozers broke it during the expansion of the dump place.

An archeological shoulder rich with crockeries fractures , the dump site bulldozers smashed it, drifted it out and threw it in piles.

Among the fractions of the previous crockery cud in the archway we can see a almost complete small jar.

Should we learn from this little child?
While the bulldozers work...
He is gathering with love and interest the crockery fractures ; Left as gifts of his ancestors thousands of years ago ...    .

Translated by Manal Barazi

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