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Tell Qasile
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site over 3”. Today it says “archaeological site near the yarkon river in tel aviv”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Tell Qasile is an archaeological site over 3,000 years old. The site consists of the remains of a port city founded by the Philistines in the 12th century B.C.1 It is located near the Yarkon River.2 Excavation of the site was begun in 1948 by Professor Benjamin Mazar. The excavation depicts a gradual development of the Philistine city over 150 years, from its founding (Level XII) to the peak of its growth (Level X) at the end of the 11th century B.C.3
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Then
archaeological site over 3
Now
archaeological site near the yarkon river in tel aviv
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