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The Anchor Church at the Summit of Mt. Berenice, Tiberias

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Forty Years in the Capital of the Hittites

Jürgen Seeher In a century of excavations at the Hittite capital, Boghazköy, no one has played a more active role than Peter Neve. His retirement in 1994 coincides with his fortieth year at the site, including three decades as director. These years produced a long list of stupendous discoveries and won Neve an ever widening circle of friends. Fr...

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Canaanite Lion

A Canaanite statue of a lion, dating to the fifteenth or fourteenth century B.C., has been found at the Hazor National Park, near Rosh Pina in northern Israel.--AMÉLIE A. WALKER Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News]...

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Oldest Paintings of People in the Middle East

Rescue excavators working in advance of construction of the Tchrine Dam in the Euphrates Valley have discovered more than 20 painted silhouettes of women.--SPENCER P.M. HARRINGTON Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News]...

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Dig Like a Surgeon

An intact Etruscan grave, dirt and all, is excavated in the lab.--ANNA MARIA ESPOSITO Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News] [Europe]...

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Hadrian's Arch Restored

Hadrian's arch, a familiar landmark in downtown Athens, is getting a facelift.--YANNIS STAVRAKAKIS Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News] [Greece and Rome]...

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The Archaeology of Moab

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Iron II Palestine: Emerging Nations

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The Iron 1 Western Defense System at Tell El-`Umeiri, Jordan

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Plants and People in Ancient Anatolia

Mark Nesbitt Archaeobotany in the Near East has scored numerous advances, and excavations in Turkey played an especially significant role in spurring recognition that agriculture and diet are integral to an understanding of the past. Though still a youngster in the field, archaeobotany offers insight into every period of the human past. From Near ...

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