Ekron identity confirmed: a unique royal inscription offers clues to early Philistine history
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An inscription discovered at the Tel Miqne archaeological site southwest of Jerusalem confirmed the site's identification as Ekron, one of the five Philistine capital cities referred to in the Old Testament. The inscription, found on a column in the remains of a Philistine building known as Temple Complex 650, mentions three kings who ruled Ekron around the time it came under Assyrian imperial control in the seventh century BC.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1998
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Jerusalem's Temple Mount flap
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The controversy between the Israel Antiquities Authority, archaeologists, and the government over the building of an emergency exit at a mosque within Jerusalem's Temple Mount is described. Part of the western wall of the Second Temple is in this area, and is the Jews' most sacred place of worship.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 2000
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Publish or be punished
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Israel Antiquities Authority's (IAA) decision to not allow foreign archeologists to excavate in historical sites like Ashkelon is discussed. IAA believes that the sites are only excavated, but never written about in any publications.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 2007
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