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Event · Late Bronze Age collapse

A French mission under Claude Schaeffer begins excavating Ugarit at Ras Shamra

The site was found after the accidental discovery of a tomb in 1928.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A French mission under Claude Schaeffer begins excavating Ugarit at Ras Shamra [Event EVT0D464P7Y0KE6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0D464P7Y0KE6
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