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Visitors may have noticed that a new section entitled ‘Presentations’…

Same procedure as every year, James…!

28/10/2008

...and we’ll do our very best, Miss Sophie... – The directors…

Kinneret Meets Rome

21/04/2008

Staff member Juhana Saukkonen (UCL London) will present a lecture…

Presentation at ASOR Annual Meeting

14/11/2007

Juha Pakkala, co-director of the Kinneret Regional Project, presents…

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