The oldest sculpture of hawk in the world discovered in Syria

Syrian, French archaeologists have discovered the oldest sculpture of the hawk in the world, it dates back to the 10th millennium B.C, reports Global Arab Network according to al-Baath Newspaper, the Syrian state-run. The Directorate -General of Antiquities and Museums in the Ministry of Culture told Sana that the hawk sculpture was unearthed during the archaeological work in the area of Belaas, Hama, central Syria.

The Directorate affirmed that the discovery proves that Syria is the first to use the hawk as the official symbol for the Syrian Arab Republic.

The discovery was during the excavations of the Syrian-French joint expedition, it proves that the Syrian Hawk is 5 millenniums older than all other sculptures, which proves, in return, the historic role of the region where the sculpture was first created and then spread out to the whole world along with other aspects of the Syrian culture in contribution to human culture.


/Global Arab Network/