1. From Ur to Masada: Antiquities Policy and State Building in Palestine/Israel and Iraq, 1919-1950 Open Access Author: Welp, Julia Title: From Ur to Masada: Antiquities Policy and State Building in Palestine/Israel and Iraq, 1919-1950 Area of Honors: History Keywords: antiquitiesantiquities policyarchaeologyPalestineIsraelIraqMENAMiddle Eaststate buildinglegitimacyBritish mandateBritainBritish Empirecolonialism File: Download Welp_Julia_From_Ur_to_Masada_Antiquities_Policy_and_State_Building_in_Palestine_Israel_and_Iraq_1919-1950.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Laura Robson, Thesis SupervisorJacob F. Lee, Thesis Honors Advisor