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31: 230: 486:“Archaeology and the Biblical Narrative: The Case of the United Monarchy” in (eds. Kratz & Spieckermann) One God - One Cult - One Nation: Archaeological and Biblical Perspectives (2010), pp. 29-58 477:“The Debate over the Chronology of the Iron Age in the Southern Levant” in (eds. Levy & Higman) The Bible and Radiocarbon Dating: Archaeology, Text, and Science (2005), pp. 15-30. 492:(with Sharen Lee & Christopher Bronk Ramsay) "Iron Age Chronology in Israel: Results from Modelling with a Trapezoidal Bayesian Framework", Radiocarbon (2013), pp. 731-740 701: 520:– A short video clip produced by an independent documentary film group concerning the discovery of the beehives at Tel Rehov, including an interview with Dr. Mazar. 495:“Archaeology and the Bible: Reflections on Historical Memory in the Deuteronomistic History” in (ed. Maier) Congress Volume Munich 2013 (2014), pp. 347-369. 691: 681: 202:
Mazar's work has resulted in the Modified Conventional Chronology being the most widely accepted framework for the Israelite chronology during the
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Dever, William G. "Archaeology, Ideology, and the Quest for an 'Ancient' or 'Biblical' Israel", Near Eastern Archaeology (1998), pg. 42
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Mazar discovered 30 intact hives, dating from c. 900 BCE, a time when the city had about 2,000 residents. The beehives, made of
480:(with Christopher Bronk Ramsay) "14C Dates and the Iron Age Chronology of Israel: A Response", Radiocarbon (2008), pp. 159-180 217:, one of the first generation of pioneering Israeli archaeologists after Independence, and cousin to the late archaeologist 676: 671: 419:
The Architecture of Ancient Israel from the Prehistoric to the Persian Periods – in Memory of Immanual (Munya) Dunayevsky
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Biblical Archaeology Today, 1990 – Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Biblical Archaeology
474:"The 1997-1998 Excavations at Tel Rehov: Preliminary Report" Israel Exploration Journal (1999), pp. 1-42 464:"The Excavations at Tel Beth Shean during the Years 1989-94", in Silberman, N.A. & Small, D. (eds), 716: 441: 433: 422: 417:"Temples of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Iron Age", in Kempinski, A. & Reich, R. (eds), 382:
Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989–1996, Volume I. From the Late Bronze Age IIB to the Medieval Period
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Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989–1996, Volume II: The Middle and Late Bronze Age Strata in Area R
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Excavations at Tell Qasile, Part One. The Philistine Sanctuary: Architecture and Cult Objects
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Excavations at Tell Qasile, Part Two. Various Finds, The Pottery, Conclusions, Appendices
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in Levantine and Mediterranean sites more broadly, starting with his work at Tel Rehov.
428:"The Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean in 1989–1990", in Biran, A. & Aviram, J. (eds), 397: 280: 303:, were found in orderly rows and may be the oldest complete beehives ever discovered. 581: 353: 345: 181: 189: 161: 514:– page includes volunteer information, preliminary reports and an image gallery. 214: 76: 655: 585: 266: 237:
Amihai Mazar has directed archaeological excavations at a number of sites in
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The Archaeology of Israel – Constructing the Past, Interpreting the Present
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Amihai Mazar was one of the first archaeologists to normalize the use of
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is a widely used textbook for Israelite archaeology in universities.
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Timnah (Tel Batash) II: The Finds from the First Millennium BCE
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Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10,000–586 B.C.E.
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Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Hebrew University Departmental Page for Amihai Mazar
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Timnah (Tel Batash) I: Stratigraphy and Architecture
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Mazar is married with three children and resides in
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Kelm). 311:In 2009, Prof. Mazar was awarded the 291:While excavating the ancient city of 197:Archaeology of the Land of the Bible 192:Chair in the Archaeology of Israel. 394:The Quest for the Historical Israel 286: 165: 13: 14: 733: 687:20th-century Israeli male writers 499: 531:List of Israel Prize recipients 318: 623: 598: 572:Friedman, Matti (2007-09-05). 565: 552: 543: 445:43.4 (1993), pp. 201–229. 432:, Jerusalem, 1990, Jerusalem: 138:Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1: 536: 257:(Tel Batash) – from 1977–1989 461:60.2 (1997), pp. 62–76. 275:(Tel Rehov) – from 1997-2012 178:British Mandate of Palestine 7: 677:21st-century archaeologists 672:20th-century archaeologists 524: 436:, (1993), pp. 606–619. 425:, (1992), pp. 161–187. 404: 372:(Qedem 37). Jerusalem 1997. 10: 738: 225:Archaeological excavations 306: 143: 133: 102: 92: 87: 83: 72: 40: 28: 21: 323: 243:Palestinian territories 712:Israeli archaeologists 633:[The Judges]. 234: 213:. He is the nephew of 512:Tel Rehov Excavations 232: 115:Archaeology of Israel 110:Levantine archaeology 16:Israeli archaeologist 635:cms.education.gov.il 610:cms.education.gov.il 233:Mazar (left) in 2010 120:Biblical archaeology 578:The Washington Post 176:, Israel (then the 66:Mandatory Palestine 398:Israel Finkelstein 281:radiocarbon dating 235: 717:People from Haifa 384:. 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Haifa
Mandatory Palestine
Benjamin Mazar
Archaeology
Levantine archaeology
Archaeology of Israel
Biblical archaeology
Iron Age
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew
archaeologist
Haifa
British Mandate of Palestine
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Eleazer Sukenik
Iron Age
Jerusalem
Benjamin Mazar
Eilat Mazar

Israel
Palestinian territories
Tell Qasile
Timnah
Bull Site
Bet She'an
Rehov
radiocarbon dating

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