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Excavations in Jaffa confirm presence of Egyptian settlement on the ancient...
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Amber in the Ancient Near East
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The Queen of Sheba: A Queen of Egypt and Ethiopia?
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Vision, Folly and Balance: Imperial Approaches to Commerce and War in the...
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A socio-historical analysis of Jewish banditry in first century Palestine 6...
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Jesus Lived Here? Archaeologists discover ancient house in Nazareth
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Transformation of a City: The Christianization of Jerusalem in the Fourth...
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5,000 year old beer brewing pottery discovered in Israel
Archaeologists working Israel’s capital city Tel Aviv have discovered pieces of ancient Egyptian beer-brewing pottery dating back to over 5,000 years ago. The discovery was made in downtown Tel Aviv...
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