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James Bennett Pritchard [1906-1997]

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Definition: American archaeologist James B. Pritchard excavated in Israel, Canaan, Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. Long associated with the University of Pennsylvania Museum, he excavated at Tell es-Sa’idiyeh in Jordan and Sarafand (ancient Sarepta) in Lebanon.

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