Who would have known that Syria hid under its deserts a mystery
city? Archeologists have found near the ancient monastery of
Deir Mar Musa, 50 miles north of Damascus, fragments of stone
tools, stone lines and circles on the ground, and even tombs.
Unfortunately the war-torn area prevents archeologists from
bringing to light this diamond in the rough. “What it looked
like was a landscape for the dead and not for the living,”
declared archaeologist Robert Mason of the Royal Ontario Museum.
The discovery was made back in 2009, during a trip in the
country and he is eager to go back and further explore the site,
but he is aware of the fact that this is an impossible dream
until the regional conflicts stop. “It’s something that needs
more work and I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen.” The
Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian is also an amazing
ancient construction dating back in the 4th-5th century, also
featuring some frescoes from the 11th and 12th century depicting
Judgment Day and Christian Saints.