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that had been taken by the invading
Egyptians and found ancient ruins at
the village of Dhahiriya.
Satellite images have also revealed
ruins at the southern end of
Dhahiriya, which Sanders believes
are the remains of an ancient
Egyptian temple.
"The village is still there and is
the most likely resting place of the
tablets of stone," said Sanders. "If
the Egyptians had just seized the
most sacred religious codes from the
people they had invaded, they would
have laid them in the foundations of
their new temple."

Ancient temple
in Palestinian
village.

Jonathan Tubb, an expert on
Syrian and Palestinian archeology at
the British Museum, agrees that it is
_"very reasonable" to suggest the ark
was looted by Shishak because that
would have been the first opportuni-
ty to remove it from Solomon's
Temple.
"If an Egyptian temple can be
identified, it would be a great place
to dig," he said. "It could solve all
sorts of mysteries."
However, Sanders must overcome
two hurdles before he can put
together a team to search for the lost
ark.
First, he faces the bureaucratic
problem of where to go for permis-
sion to dig — to the Israeli or
Palestinian authorities. Second, there
is a security problem: The location of
the site is also a training ground for
Hamas terrorists, he said.
"It is in very dangerous territory,"
said Sanders. "But it must be worth
the risk."

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