Word: ancient
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Dozens of ancient coins, Babylonian bas-reliefs, Assyrian and Egyptian monuments, and Hittite tablets found a home at Harvard in 1903 thanks largely to the generosity of one man, Jacob Henry Schiff...
...contrast, the doctor displays another pair of pictures which bear only the slightest resemblance to one another. Both photographs depict Tiberias, a coastal city in Northern Israel. They were taken from the exact same location but separated by 100 year's time. Only an ancient tower, present in both photos, helped Tassel find the spot where Frith rested his camera...
...find most incredible is that some of my photos actually show more complete views than the old ones," says Tassel, pointing to his shot of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, which faces the Syrian capital to the North. Due to modern archaeological excavations, the contemporary picture shows more of the ancient structure than the Bonfils original...
...ravages of war have completely altered other sites of historical interest, obliterating ancient landmarks such as Jerusalem's Hurva Synagogue. The temple was the subject of an 1867 photograph, but only a reconstructed arch can be seen in Tassel's counterpart...
Israel David Goodkind, the late-middle-aged narrator of Wouk's latest novel, is smarter than Marjorie. He is exceptionally adept at having it both ways: ordering consomme but enjoying chicken soup. On the "inside" he is deeply religious, privy to the spiritual riches of an ancient tradition. On the "outside" he is a famous tax lawyer with a reputation for creative thinking, which lands him in a consultant's chair during the last days of the Nixon Administration. His jobs: contributing "ethical touches" to the President's Watergate speeches and acting as a messenger between his old friend Golda...