The Minister of Culture, Ghassan Salame, has received a copy of her book Byblos and the Sea.
The Director General of Antiquities, Eng. Sarkis Al-Khoury, participated in the meeting in his office at the National Library of Industries.
The book included a complete and distinctive study that was completed under the supervision of the General Directorate of Antiquities.
Study of the ancient port of Byblos and the maritime trade that flourished in the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Francis pointed out that what encouraged her to proceed with this issue was that a number of references pointed to the existence of an existing commercial port in Byblos.
For twelve years I have worked in the geo-archaeological field in the marine and coastal areas of Byblos.
In an attempt to shed light on the reality of the city’s ancient port landscape with the support of Honor Frost.
Surveys confirmed the presence of a buried basin on the southern slopes of the Acropolis of the city of Byblos.
This port – which is the main reason for the existence of this maritime city – is likely one of the oldest port facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean
Archaeologist Martin Francis will receive a prize for one of her books in Paris next November.
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