An octagonal conference room, next to the Director’s office, is unique among the rooms of the administrative wing. The outer wall of the room is circular and from outside, it resembles a watchtower. The room is intended mainly for meetings of the Archaeological Advisory Council. A niche on each of the eight sides contains seating space for auditors attending the meetings. Just below the domed roof, along the entire circumference, a Greek inscription appears on ceramic tiles. The inscription contains the first known use of the word “archaeology” - the study of ancient times. It is a quotation from Plato telling of a conversation between the Greek fifth century philosopher Socrates with his pupil Hippias. Socrates asks Hippias what people like to hear about in his speeches. Hippias answers, “about nations, heroes, people, settlements, how they were founded in earlier times and in short – about all the history of early times (archaeology) – that is what they like to hear” (Plato, Hippias Major, 285d).