Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the department of antiquities of the british man”. Today it says “palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the department of antiquities of the government”.
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Dimitri Constantine Baramki , often styled D. Baramki (1909, Jerusalem , Sanjak of Jerusalem – 1984, California , United States ), was a Palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the Department of Antiquities of the Government of Mandatory Palestine from 1938 to 1948. From 1952 until his retirement, he was the curator of the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut , Lebanon, where he served as a professor of archaeology.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Baramki , (1909, Jerusalem - 1984, California, United States) was a Palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the Department of Antiquities of the British Mandate government from 1938 to 1948. From 1952 until his retirement, he was the curator of the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut , Lebanon, where he served as a professor of archeology.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Baramki (1909, Jerusalem , Sanjak of Jerusalem – 1984, California , U.S.), was a Palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the Department of Antiquities of the Government of Mandatory Palestine from 1938 to 1948. From 1952 until his retirement, he was the curator of the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut , Lebanon, where he served as a professor of archaeology.
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palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the department of antiquities of the british man
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palestinian archaeologist who served as chief archaeologist at the department of antiquities of the government
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