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<description>News from the Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority</description>
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<title>The Brandt-Lewis Center for Ancient Jewelry and Artifacts</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=181</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted and honored to tell you that Diane Carol Brandt and Martin Lewis, great friends and wonderful supporters, agreed to establish theBrandt-LewisCenter for Ancient Jewelry and Artifactsin theSchottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel.

	This generous gift to the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A Major Grant from the William Davidson Foundation</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=180</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled and grateful to tell you that the William Davidson Foundation recently approved a very generous grant for the establishment of the East Hall Exhibition and Education Gallery in the Ethan and Marla Davidson Center for Exhibitions and Virtual Reconstruction in the Jerusalem...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Wonders: The Lod Mosaic at the Field Museum</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=179</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority are delighted to tell you that on Wednesday, December 7, &quot;Natural Wonders: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel&quot; opened at the Field Museum in Chicago. This is the third stop in a multi-city exhibition of this Roman period masterpiece, the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Ancient Pottery National Conservation Laboratories</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=178</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted and honored that Faye and Hartley Koschitzky, great friends and supporters, agreed to establish theAncient Pottery Conservation Laboratoriesin the Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel.

	This generous gift to the Israel Antiquities Authority joins a number...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The National Library For the Archaeology Of Israel</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=177</link>
<description><![CDATA[You can help us build a 21st Century Archaeological Library that will be among the leading libraries in the world and a unique magnet and beacon for archaeological, historical, and Israel studies.

	The National Library for the Archaeology of Israel of the Israel Antiquities Authority is the...]]></description>
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<title>The Dead Sea Scrolls National Conservation Center - A Rare Naming Opportunity</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=175</link>
<description><![CDATA[The viewable Dead Sea Scrolls Conservation Center will be the only facility in the world to provide the safe, environmentally controlled housing and expert treatment for more than 15,000 Dead Sea Scrolls. The new Conservation Center in the National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel currently...]]></description>
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<title>National Gallery of Archaeology Building</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=174</link>
<description><![CDATA[The National Gallery of Archaeology currently being constructed by the Israel Antiquities Authority on Museum Hill in the center of Jerusalem, will be home to the largest collection in the world of archaeological objects from the Land of Israel, representing the rich and diverse cultural heritage...]]></description>
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<title>A Rare Second Temple Period Gold Bell Discovered Under Robinson&#226;&#128;&#153;s Arch</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=173</link>
<description><![CDATA[A rare gold bell, about 1 cm in diameter, with a small loop at its end, was discovered several days ago in an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in an ancient drainage channel in the William Davidson Second Temple Period Park, under the Paved Street along the Western Wall immediately below...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ophel Walls - A First Temple Period Site in Jerusalem</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=172</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to tell you that on Tuesday, June 21, the Ophel Walls Archaeological Site, a dramatic complex of buildings uncovered along the route of the fortifications from the First Temple period, was officially opened during a festive ceremony in the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. In addition...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lod Mosaic at the Legion of Honor San Francisco</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=171</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to tell you that on Saturday, April 23, &quot;Marvelous Menagerie: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel&rdquo; opened at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor. This will be the second stop in a multi-city exhibition of this Roman period masterpiece which is on loan...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Matthew and Marysia Gerson National Center for Mosaics</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=170</link>
<description><![CDATA[It is our great pleasure and honor to tell you that Matthew and Marysia Gerson, long time friends and great supporters of the Israel Antiquities Authority, agreed to support the establishment of the Matthew and Marysia Gerson National Center for Mosaicsin the Schottenstein National Campus for the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First Temple Period Site Save the Date</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=167</link>
<description><![CDATA[For those of you who will be in Israel on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, please join us at the festive opening ceremony for the First Temple Period Archaeological Site recently excavated, conserved and made accessible to visitors in the Jerusalem Archaeological Park.

	This fabulous project, near the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 6 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news/news.php?id=164</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to tell you that the Israel Antiquities Authority is embarking upon an ambitious project - the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library - to document the entire collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls and make them available on the internet. A lead gift from the Leon Levy Foundation,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Lod Mosaic at the Met</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news73.html</link>
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<title>David Berg Library for the Dead Sea Scrolls</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news71.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to tell you that the Israel Antiquities Authority is embarking upon an ambitious project - the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library - to document the entire collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls and make them available on the internet. A lead gift from the Leon Levy Foundation,...]]></description>
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<title>A Rare Gold Coin</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news70.html</link>
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<title>Magnificent Altar</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news69.html</link>
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<title>The Saul A. Fox Center for Ancient Glass</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news68.html</link>
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<title>The Saul A. Fox National Coin Center</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news67.html</link>
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<title>Ancient Seals, Bullae and Seal Impressions On-Line</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news66.html</link>
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<title>A Residential Building from the Time of Jesus</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news65.html</link>
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<title>New Exhibitions</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news64.html</link>
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<title>National Treasures On-Line</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news63.html</link>
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<title>Construction Begins on Schottenstein National Campus</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news62.html</link>
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<title>Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Center</title>
<link>http://www.archaeology.org.il/news61.html</link>
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