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14 december 2005 israel prize 1914 '' ancient pottery of the holy land '' ruth amiran.jpg ruth amiran
 ruth amiran archaeologist
ruth amiran

ruth amiran -lrb- hebrew : רות עמירן ; b. 1914 , d. december 14 , 2005 -rrb- was an israeli archaeologist whose 1970 book `` ancient pottery of the holy land : from its beginnings in the neolithic period to the end of the iron age '' is a standard reference for archaeologists working in israel .
she received the israel prize in 1982 .
