View from Qalb Lozeh towards Qirq Bizeh 1962
This image shows that in 1962 there was still a clear distance between Qalb Lozeh and Qirq Bizeh. By the late 1990s only two or three fields and a road separated the two ancient settlements.
Emma Loosley
1962-07-25
John Ingham
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Qaryatayn Tell
These images show the tell to the south of Qaryatayn and the surrounding landscape, including the remains of the spring that once fed the surrounding area.
Emma Loosley
2004-09-01
Niall Finneran
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General view over the cloister looking north west
This gives a view over the cloister and beyond to the orchard and hills to the west of Qaryatayn.
Emma Loosley
2004-08-13
Niall Finneran
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Archaeological Excavation
Views of Halabiyeh upstream from Zalabiyeh
These views of the remains of Halabiyeh were taken downstream of the site, standing on the ruins of Zalabiyeh.
Emma Loosley
2010-07-31
William Chappell
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The ancient monastic cemetery of Deir Mar Musa
The ancient monastic cemetery of Deir Mar Musa is located in the <em>wadi</em> west of the monastery. It was mentioned by Sir Richard Burton in the C19th and had been comprehensively looted by the latter part of the C20th.
Emma Loosley
1997-05-01/1997-05-31
Emma Loosley
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Views of the walk to Deir Mar Musa from the west
This was the only route into Deir Mar Musa for visitors until the early C21st and involved taking a rough track into the mountains from An Nabk for around 18 kilometres before hiking for another 2 kilometres along a watercourse to reach the monastery.
Emma Loosley
1997-05-01/1997-05-31
Emma Loosley
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Defile north of Maaloula that was used for early Christian burials
The narrow rock defile north of Maaloula is called by the local inhabitants the <em>siq </em>and (not entirely seriously) compared with the defile at Petra in Jordan. This part of the town and the high ground above and around the town was used for Roman and Late Antique burials.
Emma Loosley
1992-12-01/1992-12-31
1998-10-01/1998-10-30
Cherryl & Richmond Hunt
Emma Loosley
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View of Maaloula from the shrine of St. Thecla
This is a view of the distinctive houses of Maaloula that are built on top of each other terraced into the steep-sided valley in which the town is located.
Emma Loosley
1992-12-01/1992-12-31
1998-10-01/1998-10-30
Cherryl & Richmond Hunt
Emma Loosley
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Abano Pass into Tusheti
This is the only overland route to Tusheti from the rest of Georgia, apart from a hiking trail that leads to Khevsureti. The pass is only open in high summer and is inaccessible for around eight months a year.
Emma Loosley
2006-08-01/2006-08-31
2016-08-26
Emma Loosley
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View of Palmyra looking east from Qalat Ibn Maan
This is a panoramic view of the Roman era ruins at Palmyra taken from Qalat Ibn Maan, the castle to the west of the city.
Emma Loosley
1997-02-01/1997-02-28
2002-07-02
Daniel Hull
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The photographs of the 2001-2003 survey and excavation seasons have been lodged with the Archaeological Data Service and are reproduced here with their permission. For those who would like more specialised information such as context and intervention numbers or direction of shot please refer to: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dmeap_ahrb_2004/gallery.cfm.
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