Beirut

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Image of Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley located in Beirut, Lebanon | Yasmine, the first mummy discovered in the 'Asi-al-Hadath grotto.
Beirut, Lebanon

Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley

Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries

On July 13, 1990, a team of speleologists (scientists who specialize in the study of caves) discovered the mummy of a four month-old baby in the 'Asi-al Hadath grotto in the Qadisha Valley of... »

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