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Tel Motza
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site in motza”. Today it says “archaeological site in motza on the outskirts of jerusalem”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Archaeological site near Jerusalem”. It now reads “Archaeological site near Jerusalem, Israel”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Tel Motza or Tel Moẓa is an archaeological site in Motza , on the outskirts of Jerusalem . It includes the remains of a large Neolithic settlement dated to around 8600–8200 BCE, and Iron Age Israelite settlement dating to around 1000 to 500 BCE and identified with the biblical Mozah mentioned in the Book of Joshua . In 2012, Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of a temple from the Iron Age IIA levels at Motza, contemporary with the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site in motza”. Today it says “archaeological site in motza on the outskirts of jerusalem”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Archaeological site near Jerusalem”. It now reads “Archaeological site near Jerusalem, Israel”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
archaeological site in motza
Now
archaeological site in motza on the outskirts of jerusalem
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