…Bir-Zeit, and Jifreh are suffering from the repeated ersets [?] of the bands, who force contributions of food, money, and rifles. The bands speak of these villages as Ramalleh = Bagrah Hallandiyeh (gives a lot of milk). Bir-Zeit = [Bagrah] Beirutiyeh (gives less milk). Jifreh = [Bagrah] Baladiyeh (least milk)….

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…rebuilt building. Outside of it is inscribed Greek pillar drum. II: 8 cistern at Ba’aj. – —June— Left Side: (251) Kh. El-Auja el-Tahta es-Sherqiyeh of. For Wadi el-Aiya Smith, HGHL, pp. 77. 244. 245. 248. 250 Right Side: June 9, 1944 es-Jerqiyeh Kh. el-Aiya el-Jahta (251) very extensive site including…

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…remember we met at Prof. G.M.P. Smith’s in Chicago last April, [?] near his genial [?]. With all [?] wishes for a successful year, Very sincerely yours Ludlow Bull 1933 AMERICAN SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH JERUSALEM, PALESTINE July 8, 1933 Professor George A. Barton 4243 Spruce St. Philadelphia, Pa. Dear…

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…on the 12:40 P.M. train for Haifa. David and Norah Magnes staying at my house. August 20 Left for T.J. August 26 Returned at 3 P.M. Aug 23, 1936. L. Billig[?] killed. August 29 Dinner at High Commissioner’s. —September— September 2 Left for T.J. September 12 Returned. September 16 Went…

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…OSJ, p. 96, Fig. 46. Outer south wall of the “refinery” (smelter), showing two rows of flue-holes; 97, Fig. 47. East wall of the “refinery” showing one of the transverse flues through which air flowed into a channel running lengthwise inside of the wall; 97, Fig. 48. Flues in the…

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…he knows so well. Harding is at Ammon; he [?] have recently been on a [?] a Wadi N. of Hausa (e. of Jaffa, on the way to Kilwa) and found some curious round structures of balal, [?] very large and stuck in the ground on edge with Mousterian or…

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EXPLORE BY YEAR 1930s 1936 | 1938 | 1939 1940s 1940 | 1941 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 1970s 1970 — 1930s — 1932 —1947— Dear Nelson, Fuderp P.P. [?] your appointment. Your friends are sorry to lose you ([?] I left the…

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