Photo 26 Aug 201 notes Airport expansion in Iraq uncovers 1,700-year-old church Sevaan Franks, ablogabouthistory.com The remains of a 1,700-year-old monastery have been uncov­ered dur­ing an air­port expan­sion project in Najaf, Iraq. A hun­dred meters (yards) or so from taxi­ing air­lin­ers, Iraqi archae­ol­o­gist Ali al-Fatli is show­ing a vis­i­tor around t… Read more at The Seattle Times.

Airport expansion in Iraq uncovers 1,700-year-old church
Sevaan Franks, ablogabouthistory.com

The remains of a 1,700-year-old monastery have been uncov­ered dur­ing an air­port expan­sion project in Najaf, Iraq.

A hun­dred meters (yards) or so from taxi­ing air­lin­ers, Iraqi archae­ol­o­gist Ali al-Fatli is show­ing a vis­i­tor around t…

Read more at The Seattle Times.

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