In the Israel Museum

World Heritage sites from which "non-portable" objects have been removed which are now in the Israel Museum (including the affiliated Rockefeller Museum). "Non portable" is defined as a. Integral to the structure from which they have been removed b. Not intended to be moved from the site c. Of "significant" size and weight.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Biblical Tells Cultic objects from the “Shrine of the Stelae”
Mount Carmel Caves Ancient Natufian grave skeleton
Old City of Jerusalem Building inscription for the city walls of Jerusalem, lintles from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, wooden beams from Al-Aqsa Mosque among others
Paramaribo Contents of the Former Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue

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  1. Not be "self evident"
  2. Link at least 3 different sites
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  5. Be explained, with reference to a source