Ch.1 Exploring Edom and Moab
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By examining the pottery on any given site you can tell during which periods it has been occupied.
— Cyrus H. Gordon
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "By examining the pottery on any given site you can tell during which periods it has been occupied." in the context of "Ch.1 Exploring Edom and Moab" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Cyrus H. Gordon" (Quotes, Adventures in the Nearest East (1957))
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About Cyrus H. Gordon
Cyrus Herzl Gordon (June 29, 1908 – March 30, 2001), was an American author, teacher, linguist, field archaeologist, cryptanalyst and scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages. He challenged traditional theories about Greek and Hebrew cultures by claiming that these were derived from a common second millenium East Mediterranean foundation.
About Cyrus H. Gordon
Cyrus Herzl Gordon (June 29, 1908 – March 30, 2001), was an American author, teacher, linguist, field archaeologist, cryptanalyst and scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages. He challenged traditional theories about Greek and Hebrew cultures by claiming that these were derived from a common second millenium East Mediterranean foundation.
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