German Protestant Institute Of Archaeology
The German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), Research Unit of the German Archaeological Institute, founded in 1900 is one of the most important biblical archaeological institutes in the Near East. Its German name is Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes.
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