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View on Zeravshan river valley from Soii Havzak

Credit: Yossi Zaidner and Team

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“...the nature of their interactions.”

Let me think about that for a moment...OK, I know.

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Led by Prof. Yossi Zaidner of the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University [of Jerusalem, Israel] and Dr. Sharof Kurbanov from the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.

Tajikistan is 98% Islamic. Off topic, but it is remarkable a Jew from Israel and a Moslem from Tajikistan can collaborate on this great research. Good for them that their love of archaeology and professionalism transcends religious differences.

Another off topic tidbit of interest: the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918