Lattakia, SANA- On Ras Shamra Hill, north of Latakia, lies a Syrian city that presented the world with the first written alphabet and the first recorded musical note in history, it is Ugarit, the ...

Ugarit is famous for its vast archive of clay tablets inscribed in seven languages, considered among the oldest records of bronze age political and social life. After a 14-year hiatus, excavation work ...

Forward reader Raffi Bilek has some questions about Ugaritic, the ancient Semitic language, closely related to biblical Hebrew, that was unearthed in archaeological excavations begun in the late 1920s ...

The main story is the search for two artefacts which combined become an extraordinary weapon in the form a nuclear laser which turns rock into molten lava. There are various interests in the search of ...

Around 3,300 years ago, the port city of Ugarit was a vibrant urban centre, located strategically on the overland network linking Egypt with Asia Minor and on the route between Persia and India in the ...

March 5 is the anniversary of the oldest recorded eclipse in human history, when the shadow of a total solar eclipse fell across the Bronze Age city of Ugarit in 1223 BCE. It's certainly not the first ...

A clay tablet from the ancient city of Ugarit describing a solar eclipse has been reassessed, changing its likely date from 1375 B.C.E. to 1223 B.C.E. The adjustment is based on seasonal cues and a ...

Syria’s musical traditions show histories and cultures that transcend contemporary politics and war. This is a country that gave the world song. In Syria, music runs deeper into the fabric of the ...

After a 14-year hiatus, excavation work resumed at the ancient settlement of Ugarit near Latakia, Syria, under a joint Syrian-Italian mission, reported Anadolu Agency. Ugarit, located about 12 ...