Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professor at bar ilan university and director of the tell es-safi/gath archaeological project”. Today it says “american-born israeli archaeologist and professor in the department of land of israel studies and archaeology a”.
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Aren Maeir is a professor at Bar Ilan University and director of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project ( [1] ).1Born in 1958 in Rochester, New York , USA , he moved to Israel in 1969 and has lived there since. Following his service in the Israel Defense Forces (where he reached the rank of captain), he did his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (PhD 1997 summa cum laude), and did a post-doctorate (2002-2003) at the (now defunct) Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT . He has been teaching at Bar-Ilan University since 1992. ‘Constant surprises’ keep professor digging for more2
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Aren Maeir is a professor at Bar Ilan University and director of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project ( [1] ). Born in 1958 in Rochester, New York , USA , he moved to Israel in 1969 and has lived there since. Following his service in the Israel Defence Forces (where he reached the rank of captain), he did his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (PhD 1997 summa cum laude), and did a post-doctorate (2002-2003) at the (now defunct) Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology ( [2] ) at MIT . He has been teaching at Bar-Ilan University since 1993.
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Aren Maeir in 2002 Aren Maeir (born 1958) is an American-born Israeli archaeologist and professor at Bar Ilan University . He is director of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project ( [1] ).
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Israeli archaeologist Aren Maeir at the Tell es-Safi/Gath Aren Maeir (born 1958) is an American-born Israeli archaeologist and professor at Bar Ilan University . He is director of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project ( [1] ).
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Israeli archaeologist Aren Maeir (left) at Tell es-Safi Aren Maeir ( Hebrew : ארן מאיר ; born 1958) is an American-born Israeli archaeologist and professor in the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University . He is director of the Tell es-Safi / Gath Archaeological Project. "Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology | Bar-Ilan University" . lisa.biu.ac.il .
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professor at bar ilan university and director of the tell es-safi/gath archaeological project
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american-born israeli archaeologist and professor in the department of land of israel studies and archaeology a
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