 In 1942, Emir Maurice Chehab (1904-1994) - "the father of modern Lebanese archaeology" who for decades headed the Antiquities Service in Lebanon and was the curator of the National Museum of Beirut - conducted further excavations in Rashidieh and discovered more cinerary urns from Phoenician times.When the state of Israel was declared in May 1948, the area of Tyre was immediately affected