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Ephraim Stern (Hebrew: אפרים שטרן ) (born January 15, 1934) is an Israeli archeologist and an expert, specializing in the research of the Late First Temple period ( Assyrian Age), the Babylonian period and the Persian period Persian Empire ,. In addition, he has extensively studied and written about the Phoenicians . Stern is closely associated with the excavations of Tel Dor . A professor Emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , he is a prolific author and has been engaged in scientific and popular writing and editing in the field of archeology.1
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He specialized in the archaeology of ancient Israel and Judah and Phoenicia , and was known for his excavations at Tel Dor (1980–2000).He received the EMET Prize in 2005."פרופ אפרים שטרן הלך לעולמו" [Professor Ephraim Stern dies].
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He specialized in the archaeology of ancient Israel and Judah and Phoenicia , and was known for his excavations at Tel Dor (1980–2000). He received the EMET Prize in 2005. "פרופ אפרים שטרן הלך לעולמו" [Professor Ephraim Stern dies].
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Israeli archaeologist Ephraim Stern, 2005 Ephraim Stern ( Hebrew : אפרים שטרן ; January 15, 1934 – March 23, 2018) was an Israeli archaeologist and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . He specialized in the archaeology of ancient Israel and Judah and Phoenicia , and was known for his excavations at Tel Dor (1980–2000). He received the EMET Prize in 2005. "פרופ אפרים שטרן הלך לעולמו" [Professor Ephraim Stern dies].
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israeli archeologist and an expert
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israeli archaeologist and professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem
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