Word: stagers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ashkelon site, like others that fell victim to war or natural disaster, is an archaeologist's dream, Stager said...
...Stager said finding such a well-preserved arch is rare...
...finding convinces us that the two later arched gateways were not abnormalities but continuations of the very highly developed tradition of constructing arches and vaults with mud-bricks practiced by the Canaanites and Syrians," Stager said last week...
...Stager said the recovery of the gateway was one of the greatest moments of his archaeological career...
...sense of the greatness of Canaanite culture in its ability to inter-display such incredible architectural technology and aesthetics in this monumental gateway," said Stager. "What we saw in Ashkelon was a small expression of the power and wealth of the Canaanites at the time...