0294.01.0318
Two Photographs of Athuhoor Hills "Ovel Hill"

Found in The Ibrahim al-Fanny Collection, these two photographs glued to a paper show: 1. a photograph of the ground layers in "Ovel Hill" or Athuhoor Hills, which is the hill holding al-Aqsa Mosque and overlooking Silwan town. The "Ovel" is a Hebrew name, where Palestinian call it Athuhoor Hill or Hills.  2. a photograph of the excavations done by Kathleen Kenyon during the Jordanian Ruling of the West Bank in the 1960s, where it shows how the water reached "Ovel Hill" Athuhoor Hills.

Date created

1990s

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Color photographs

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Jubeh, Baha (Palestinian Museum Registrar), recorded interview with PMDA researcher Samar Ozrail, 24 March 2021, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.;Israeli Excavations Under Jerusalem and al-Aqsa. Aljazeera Net. 13 August 1016. The page was visited on 31 March 2021: https://www.aljazeera.net/news/alquds/2016/8/13/الحفريات-الإسرائيلية-أسفل-القدس

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0294.01.0318
Two Photographs of Athuhoor Hills "Ovel Hill"

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