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Tell el-Ajjul
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ancient site in southern palestine”. Today it says “archaeological mound or tell in the gaza strip”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
The exact location of Tall al-Ajjul is located at the mouth of the Ghazzah Wadi just south of the town of Gaza . In 1930-1934 Tall al-Ajjul was excavated by British archaeologists under the direction of Sir Flinders Petrie , the excavation site is commonly known as "ancient Gaza." In 1999 and 2000 the excavations were renewed by Peter M. Fischer because of a common interest in the protection and exploration of the site, for the moment interrupted due to the political circumstances.1
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Then
ancient site in southern palestine
Now
archaeological mound or tell in the gaza strip
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