The first organized archaeological excavation

The first organized archaeological excavation in the city started in 1914 under the direction of a French archaeologist Georges Contenau. Throughout the 1914 and 1920 excavation, work concentrated around the land castle built on the ancient tell of Sidon (number 1 on...

Sidon Excavation. College Site

Sidon, one of the oldest cities of Lebanon and one of the most prominent Phoenician harbours. College site. Medieval moat. The yellow dotted lines represent the medieval defences and the blue the mass burials of the Crusader...