1,200-year-old church uncovered in Syria

ALBERT AJI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 13, 2008

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) - Archaeologists in central Syria have unearthed the remnants of a 1,200-year-old church believed to be the largest ever discovered in this Mideast country, an antiquities official said Thursday.

Walid al-Assaad, the head of the Palmyra Antiquities and Museums Department said the church, dating back to the 8th century, was discovered recently by a joint Syrian-Polish archaeological team. the rest