- The 17-year-long Lebanese civil war is now a memory in the capital of Beirut, where workmen are trying to reconstruct the war-damaged capital. All the digging there has created a bonanza for Lebanese archeologists, who are excited about what they're uncovering. But NPR's Eric Weiner reports that the archeologists are also worried that the city's builders might bury or destroy some of the city's most valuable ancient treasures.
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