Mazar obituary

THE TELEGRAPH: Eilat Mazar, leading light of Israeli biblical archaeology who uncovered what she claimed was the palace of King David – obituary. Her discoveries included a hoard of gold coins and other treasure possibly left after the 7th century Persian conquest of Jerusalem. (You can read a limited number of Telegraph articles with free registration.)

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