State Department grant for Albright Institute and Huqoq Excavation Project

FUNDING AWARD: Huqoq Excavation Project to benefit from U.S. Department of State grant (UNC Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences).

The Huqoq Excavation Project will benefit from a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of State to the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research.

Huqoq, a UNC-Chapel Hill-led archaeological project in Israel’s Lower Galilee region, is revolutionizing our understanding of ancient Jewish religious and cultural life.

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Congratulations to both.

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