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William Foxwell Albright
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Professor of Semitic Languages, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1929–58. Author of Archæology of Palestine; From the Stone Age to Christianity.

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ancient Middle East
Ancient Middle East, history of the region from prehistoric times to the rise of civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and other areas. The high antiquity of civilization in the Middle East is largely due to the existence of convenient land bridges and easy sea lanes passable in summer or winter, in…
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