Topic - Israel Antiquities Authority

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA, , before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities. The IAA regulates excavation and conservation, and promotes research. The director-general is Shuka Dorfmann and its offices are housed in the Rockefeller Museum. - Source: Wikipedia

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The Israel Antiquities Authority displays newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Dead Sea scrolls conservation lab in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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In this photo released by the Coptic Patriarchate, Israeli policemen arrest a Coptic priest outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Police and Coptic priests wrangled on Wednesday outside a contested chapel at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. The Copts were protesting the arrival of Israel Antiquities Authority restoration workers at the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, which both Ethiopian and Egyptian Orthodox churches claim. (Coptic Patriarchate via AP)

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This handout photo provided by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) shows glass vessels, Burial Tomb cave Akeldama, Jerusalem, early Roman Period. The Museum of the Bible, now under construction in Washington, will feature ancient artifacts and treasures from the Holy Land under a new deal with the Israel Antiquities Authority. (Israel Antiquities Authority/Meidad Suchowolski via AP)

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