New Jersey Herald · 26 September 2023
CP-2023-067
Archaeologists unearth lead sarcophagi in Gaza in Roman-era cemetery
By Issam Adwan, Associated Press, Gaza City
Transcribed from the clipping
“GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Archaeologists in the Gaza Strip have unearthed two ornate lead sarcophagi in a Roman-era cemetery… Fadel Al-Otul, a Palestinian archaeologist, said the find was the most important in the territory in years… The cemetery was discovered last year during construction work funded by Egypt… Rene Elter, a French archaeologist who has worked in Gaza for years, said… ‘The Gazans deserve to tell their stories,’ Al-Otul said…”
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A Palestinian archaeologist excavating a two-thousand-year-old cemetery, eleven days before October 2023, saying that the Gazans deserve to tell their own stories.
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"Archaeologists unearth lead sarcophagi in Gaza in Roman-era cemetery," New Jersey Herald, 26 September 2023, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2023-067. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2023-067
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