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"At the end of the 13th century B.C.E. a great new wave of foreign peoples surged down from the northern Aegean. " (The Bible as History-Werner Keller) A nameless port that served as an international hub more than 4,000 years ago has ...

The site of Mehrgarh in Baluchistan, the largest province in Pakistan, is one of the most important Neolithic sites in the field of archaeology. Until its discovery, the earliest agricultural site in the Indus Valley was that of Kili Gul Muhammad. The ...

In Rihab , Jordan ?in a cave beneath a church dating to 230 AD ?archaeologists have found what may be the oldest church in the world. If, as has been estimated, the cavernous chapel dates to the period between 33 AD and ...

In the southern regions of Jordan, a country in the Middle East, surveys have shown an abundance of archaeological sites which date from the Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic periods. These sites have been able to give us a history of Jordan that ...

Ebla in northern Syria is a site of mystery, at which archaeologists on the dig there are constantly amazed. And Tell Mardikh also was more informative at the time; all people had in 1968 about Ebla was a votive statue and some ...

Towering 1300 feet above the Dead Sea in the Wilderness of Judea, Masada, Matsada (Fortress, Hebrew) is a boat-shaped, craggy mount with the archaeological remains of Herod's fortress on its summit. Those wishing to make the pilgrimage on foot could climb the ...

When you plan a visit to Jerusalem, you should plan what you want to see in advance to make sure you do fit in the sights that interest you most. Experience what a visit to a temple would have been like 2000 ...

A question that frequently arises, or at least it often arose during my Bible study days, is ? The one exception to this statement is that the Mesopotamian city of Ur did, in fact, exist but the mere fact that it existed ...

The East Arican Rift System is a massive rift zone spanning east Africa from the Afar Depression, by the Red Sea, south and then into the ocean near Mozambique. Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano (still active), Tanzania's Crater Highlands, Mt. ...

For Christian pilgrims, the Israel Museum is a must in their tour of the Holy City of Jerusalem. The tour of the Christian past at the Israel Museum continues with a visit to the Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archaeological Wing. " Concerned ...

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Topic: Middle East

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The history of Mehrgarh: An early farming community

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Archaeological sites: Ebla

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