A ten-year program for archaeological excavations in Palestine has been prepared by the Chicago Oriental Institute, declared Professor James H. Breasted, who is accompanying John D. Rockefeller, Jr. on his visit here.
Professor Breasted received representatives of the press here yesterday, telling them that America is much interested in excavations in the East, from the Black Sea to Soudan. The Chicago Oriental Institute, of which Professor Breasted is a member, is particularly interested in Palestine excavations, he said.
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