Hama, central Syria, (SANA) – The Syrian national archeological team unearthed an important and unique archeological cemetery dating back to the Roman era at the village of Ma'rin al-Jabal, southeast of the central city of Hama.

Chairman of Hama Antiquities Department Jamal Ramadan said in a statement on Wednesday that the excavation works led to the discovery of an old burial site built from calcium stones, including six tombs and 45 ceramic lamps.

He indicated that the studies on the archeological findings proved that the cemetery dated back to the Romanian era and were re-used in the Byzantine era.

Head of the archeological national mission Abdullah Bassal said the cemetery is unique since it was built from calcium stones and its ceiling was a semicircle dome where most of the discovered cemeteries were dug in stones.

On the other side, the national archeological team working at Tal Damer, northern al-Raqqa, to the northeast of Syria, discovered a big building consisting of four rooms, wide courtyard and water well.

The Head of the team said they found many of archeological findings dating back to the Abbassids era.

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