Wikipedia's first sentence called it “archaeological site located on israel's southern mediterranean coast”. Today it says “archaeological site located on israel's southern coastal plain”.
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Yavne-Yam ( Hebrew : יבנה ים , also spelled Yavneh-Yam , literally Yavne-Sea ) or Minet Rubin ( Arabic , literally Port of Rubin , referring to biblical Reuben ; Greek : Ἰαμνιτῶν Λιμήν ) is an archaeological site located on Israel's Southern Coastal Plain , about 15 km south of Tel Aviv . Built on eolianite hills next to a small promontory forming the sole anchorage able to provide shelter to seagoing vessels between Jaffa and the Sinai , Yavne-Yam is notable for its role as the port of ancient Yavne . Excavations carried out by Tel Aviv University since 1992 have revealed continuous habitation from the second millennium BCE up to the Middle Ages ; the famous Yavne-Yam ostracon is named after the site. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Yavneh-Yam ( , literally Yavneh-Sea , ) is an archaeological site located on Israel's southern Mediterranean coast, about 15 km south of Tel Aviv . Built on eolianite hills next to a small promontory forming the sole anchorage able to provide shelter to sea-going vessels between Jaffa and the Sinai , Yavneh-Yam is notable for its role as the port of ancient Yavne . Excavations carried out by Tel Aviv University since 1992 have revealed continuous habitation from the second millennium BCE up to the Middle Ages .
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Yavne-Yam ( , also spelled Yavneh-Yam , literally Yavne-Sea , ) is an archaeological site located on Israel's southern Mediterranean coast, about 15 km south of Tel Aviv . Built on eolianite hills next to a small promontory forming the sole anchorage able to provide shelter to seagoing vessels between Jaffa and the Sinai , Yavne-Yam is notable for its role as the port of ancient Yavne . Excavations carried out by Tel Aviv University since 1992 have revealed continuous habitation from the second millennium BCE up to the Middle Ages .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Yavne-Yam ( , also spelled Yavneh-Yam , literally Yavne-Sea ) or Minet Rubin ( Arabic , literally Port of Rubin , referring to biblical Reuben ; ) is an archaeological site located on Israel's southern Mediterranean coast, about 15 km south of Tel Aviv . Built on eolianite hills next to a small promontory forming the sole anchorage able to provide shelter to seagoing vessels between Jaffa and the Sinai , Yavne-Yam is notable for its role as the port of ancient Yavne . Excavations carried out by Tel Aviv University since 1992 have revealed continuous habitation from the second millennium BCE up to the Middle Ages ; the famous Yavne-Yam ostracon is named after the site.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Yavne-Yam ( , also spelled Yavneh-Yam , literally Yavne-Sea ) or Minet Rubin ( Arabic , literally Port of Rubin , referring to biblical Reuben ; ) is an archaeological site located on Israel's Southern Coastal Plain , about 15 km south of Tel Aviv . Built on eolianite hills next to a small promontory forming the sole anchorage able to provide shelter to seagoing vessels between Jaffa and the Sinai , Yavne-Yam is notable for its role as the port of ancient Yavne . Excavations carried out by Tel Aviv University since 1992 have revealed continuous habitation from the second millennium BCE up to the Middle Ages ; the famous Yavne-Yam ostracon is named after the site.
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archaeological site located on israel's southern mediterranean coast
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archaeological site located on israel's southern coastal plain
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