Syrian archaeological mission working at Tel Kesra site, 45 km west of Deir Ezzor city (north-eastern Syria), uncovered a Byzantine bath dating back to the Sixth century AD.
Head of the archaeological mission Yarub al-Abdullah said that the excavation works revealed the whole bath.
It includes three halls (outer hall, the warm and hot halls) in addition to a boiler hall, water basins and water channels which draw water to the cabins. The bath wall is 1 to 1,5 meters high.
Tel Kesra is a Byzantine fort located along the old eastern borders of the Byzantine Empire.
It covers an area of 27 hectares, and is surrounded by a brick wall.
Author: R. Raslan | Source: Global Arab Network [November 28, 2010]