10 Things Syria Is Famous For

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Lake Assad is the largest lake in the country. The man-made lake has been in existence since 1968 with a surface area of about 610sqkm (maximum) and a maximum volume of 11.7 cubic km. Before the Taqba Dam will dam the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archeological site called Abu Hureyra witnessed the time when ancient nomadic people first settled and began to cultivate. A large mound marks the settlement, which is now under Lake Assad. But before the lake formed, archaeologists were able to carefully extract and describe much material, including parts of houses, food and tools, a great deal of evidence that allowed them to identify the transition to agriculture almost 12,800 years ago. It was one of the most important events in the cultural and environmental history of our Earth. It turns out that Abu Hureyra has another story to tell, according to new research. Found among cereals and grains and sprinkled on the first building materials and animal bones was molten glass, some features that suggest that it formed at extremely high temperatures, much higher than what humans could achieve at that time, or that could be attributed to fire, lighting or volcanism. Click the next ARROW to see the next photo!