Archaeological surveys and excavations in Palestine and awareness of their dimensions from the mid-nineteenth century until World War I

Name: Archaeological surveys and excavations in Palestine and awareness of their dimensions from the mid-nineteenth century until World War I
Author: Al-Shalabi, Suhaila Suleiman, Al-Adwan, Shadia Hassan

Title	Archaeological surveys and excavations in Palestine and awareness of their dimensions from the mid-nineteenth century until World War I
Author	Al-Shalabi, Suhaila Suleiman, Al-Adwan, Shadia Hassan
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 1996-9546
Record ID	cdi_almandumah_primary_386776
Library Location	EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete
Notes	Archaeological excavations formed a fundamental and important pillar in the issue of confirming or refuting the Zionist claims to the land of Palestine, as they have been used for centuries for various purposes by multiple parties. While Western countries linked their political and economic ambitions in the region to a religious goal of proving what was stated in the Torah, Zionism came to employ the Jewish dream of returning to the Promised Land and the land of our ancestors to achieve political gain represented by the establishment of a Jewish/Zionist state in Palestine, with the possibility of expanding it to Neighboring areas. Based on this, Palestine and the neighboring Arab countries witnessed - albeit to a lesser extent - a large survey/excavation movement by European archaeological missions in general and British archaeological missions in particular. But this interest and activity did not find an Arab or Ottoman reaction or awareness comparable to it in quantity or quality, and the matter was limited to sporadic and seasonal reactions that did not start from an organized plan, as raising the issue was limited to specific incidents and in separate periods and was not based on an organized awareness such that a continuous campaign would be launched against such excavations and what was intended from them. There was also no awareness of the dimensions of the excavation operations, the role of Zionism in it, and its aim of using history to serve their cause.
Görüntüle	Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, 2011, Vol.5 (4), p.19-61

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Archaeological surveys and excavations in Palestine and awareness of their dimensions from the mid-nineteenth century until World War I

Author Al-Shalabi, Suhaila Suleiman, Al-Adwan, Shadia Hassan

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 1996-9546

Record ID cdi_almandumah_primary_386776

Library Location EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete

Notes Archaeological excavations formed a fundamental and important pillar in the issue of confirming or refuting the Zionist claims to the land of Palestine, as they have been used for centuries for various purposes by multiple parties. While Western countries linked their political and economic ambitions in the region to a religious goal of proving what was stated in the Torah, Zionism came to employ the Jewish dream of returning to the Promised Land and the land of our ancestors to achieve political gain represented by the establishment of a Jewish/Zionist state in Palestine, with the possibility of expanding it to Neighboring areas. Based on this, Palestine and the neighboring Arab countries witnessed - albeit to a lesser extent - a large survey/excavation movement by European archaeological missions in general and British archaeological missions in particular. But this interest and activity did not find an Arab or Ottoman reaction or awareness comparable to it in quantity or quality, and the matter was limited to sporadic and seasonal reactions that did not start from an organized plan, as raising the issue was limited to specific incidents and in separate periods and was not based on an organized awareness such that a continuous campaign would be launched against such excavations and what was intended from them. There was also no awareness of the dimensions of the excavation operations, the role of Zionism in it, and its aim of using history to serve their cause.

Görüntüle Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, 2011, Vol.5 (4), p.19-61