The Ugaritic cemetery 3000 years old cultural witness
The Ugaritic cemetery , which has been discovered south of the Bay of “Mina Al-Bayda” in Latakia since 1997 , dates back to the thirteenth century BC.
The archaeological researcher Jamal Haidar confirmed that the archaeological excavations carried out in the site indicated the Ugaritic cemetery was specified for a family of a prominent social position, as the cemetery was constructed with sandstone pieces under the surface of the earth in the form of a small room with two meters deep, 3 meters long and 2 meters wide.