June 3, 1853 A.D. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, who excavated Tel el-Hesi, the site of the first major archaeological excavations in Israel (then called Palestine), and became known as the “Father of Palestinian Archaeology,” is born in London.
June 3, 1853 A.D. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, who excavated Tel el-Hesi, the site of the first major archaeological excavations in Israel (then called Palestine), and became known as the “Father of Palestinian Archaeology,” is born in London.
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