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Ancient Jewish Bread Stamp Found Near Haifa
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Jerusalem Post reports the discovery of a unique stamp with the word "shvi'it," (seventh) which may have been used to mark loaves in a sabbatical year.
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Archaeologists Uncover 12,000-year-old Settlement
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Article from the Age reporting the discovery of a 12,000-year-old neolithic settlement west of Jerusalem.
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Echoes from the Ancients - The Yodefat Story
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Yodefat is a small Galilean city where the Jews held out against a Roman siege two thousand years ago. From PBS.
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Herodian
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Brief article by Jay Levinson in The Jewish Magazine describes this fortified palace located 15 kilometers south of Yerushalayim. With photos.
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Nahal Tillah Regional Archaeology Project in Israel
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The University of California at San Diego examines the role of early Egyptian civilization in the rise of urban communities in the southern Levant. Aims, staff, publications.
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The Tell el-'Ajjul Research Project
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Online site report of the 1st and 2nd seasons. Includes reports, database, bibliography, and links.
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The Yaqush Project
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Brief description of work at this Early Bronze Age site in the upper Jordan Valley.
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An Exploration in Early Pastoral Nomadism
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Details excavations at the Camel site and explores potentials for an archaeology of pastoralism.
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Archeological Sites in Israel
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An illustrated gazetteer from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Cave of the Warrior, Wadi el-Makkukh
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An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History 1998: includes illustrated description of artifacts found.
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King David's Tomb
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Provides some historical dates, a virtual museum tour, and descriptions and illustrations of artifacts.
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Second Temple Synagogues
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Donald D. Binder's study of synagogues built before A.D. 70. Texts, illustrations, plans, and descriptions.
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Strange Skulls
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In a dry region southwest of the Dead Sea, Neolithic peoples at Nahal Hemar Cave stashed stone masks, jewelry, shells, and skulls decorated with thick black glue.
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Tel Dan
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History and archaeology of the northernmost area of Israel.
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