What’s Happening Wednesday Events by region that we find weird, wacky, winning or wonderful. S

What’s Happening Wednesday Events by region that we find weird, wacky, winning or wonderful. S

For centuries, the settlement lay under the sands of the Murwab, untouched by time. Now the village of two forts, two mosques and more than 200 houses has been revealed by archaeologists in northwest Qatar. Dating to the 9th century, the site is producing artifacts from the Abbasid period.

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Remarkable 1100-year-old village discovered in Qatar originally appeared on About.com Medieval History on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 at 22:28:27.

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