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April 6, 2010
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Project co-directors Annas and Gil Stein examine a shard of pottery at Tell Zeidan.
Project co-directors Annas al-Khabour from Syria's Raqqa Museum and Gil Stein from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute look over a shard of pottery from the Ubaid period at the site of Tell Zeidan. Al-Khabour was co-director in the 2008 season.
Credit: Gil Stein, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
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