Original sentence: Biblical archaeology is the name given to the archaeological investigation of Bible land sites dating to the Biblical period.Near Eastern archaeology is the term that refers to the archaeology of the same region, but covers a broader range of topics such as the investigation of sites preceding or postdating the Biblical period
Edited sentence: (The mystery writer Agatha Christie was somewhat surprised when Charles Leonard Woolley pointed out the exact home of the Biblical Abraham.) Forgeries abound and bring extraordinary high prices.Also, records from their neighbors must be compared with them.As with the historical records from any civilization, they must be compared with other accounts from their contemporary societies in Europe, Mesopotamia, and Africa.Biblical archaeology can provoke emotional issues compared to archaeology in other places of the world.Biblical archaeology comprises excavations and chance discoveries of artifacts representing people, places, and things mentioned in the Bible.Biblical archaeology is not exactly archaeology for its own sake.Biblical archaeology is well funded, especially when it is related to a Biblical character or person, as was Woolley's sensational excavation of Ur.Excavation simply to learn about the past and its people can be overshadowed by religious considerations.Near Eastern archaeology, unlike Biblical archaeology, is the archaeology of the Ancient Near East in places unrelated to Biblical context.The purpose of this social science is to establish the historical accuracy of Biblical texts, and to address the question of whether they might have been composed by Jews exiled in Babylon during the 6th century BCE and later.There are many avid collectors in the antiquities markets