Amihai Mazar

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Amihai ("Ami") Mazar (19 November 1942—) is an Israeli archaeologist and Professor of the Archaeology of Israel at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, holding the Eleazer Sukenik Chair.

Mazar was born on 19 November 1942 in Haifa (then part of the British Mandate of Palestine), where he later attended the Reali High School.

Mazar has directed archaeological excavations at a number of sites in Israel that include:

Mazar is a widely-recognised author in the field of Biblical Archaeology, his Archaeology of the Land of the Bible being a well-received text in many universities worldwide. He is also Editor of Qadmoniot, a publication of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Mazar is married with three children and resides in Jerusalem. He is the nephew of Benjamin Mazar, one of the first generation of pioneering Israeli archaeologists after Independence, and cousin to fellow archaeologist Eilat Mazar.

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Publications

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Monographs

  • [1990], Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10,000 - 586 B.C.E., Anchor Bible Reference Library, Doubleday, 1990. ISBN 038523970X (Hbk) ISBN 0385425902 (Pbk)
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Articles

  • "Excavations at Tell Qasile, 1971-1972 (Preliminary Report)", IEJ 23 (1973), pp.65-71.
  • "A Philistine Temple at Tell Qasile", BA 36 (1973), pp.42-48.
  • [1990], “The Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean”, Eretz-Israel 21 (1990), pp.197-211 (יברית).
  • [1992], “Temples of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Iron Age”, in Kempinski, A. & Reich, R. (eds), The Architecture of Ancient Israel from the Prehistoric to the Persian Periods - in Memory of Immanual (Munya) Dunayevsky, Jerusalem: IES, 1992, pp.161-187.
  • [1993a], “The Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean in 1989-1990”, in Biran, A. & Aviram, J. (eds), Biblical Archaeology Today, 1990 - Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Biblical Archaeology, Jerusalem, 1990, Jerusalem: IES, 1993, pp.606-619.
  • [1993b]], “Beth Shean in the Iron Age: Preliminary Report and Conclusions of the 1990 - 1991 Excavations”, IEJ 43.4 (1993), pp.201-229.
  • [1994], “Four Thousand Years of History at Tel Beth-Shean”, Qadmoniot 27.3-4 (1994), pp.66-83 (יברית).
  • [1997a], “Four Thousand Years of History at Tel Beth-Shean - An Account of the Renewed Excavations”, BA 60.2 (1997), pp.62-76.
  • [1997b], “The Excavations at Tel Beth Shean during the Years 1989-94”, in Silberman, N.A. & Small, D. (eds), The Archaeology of Israel – Constructing the Past, Interpreting the Present, [JSOT Supplement Series 237], Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997, pp.144-164.

The Water Supply. Pp. 253-262 in: Jerusalem. Jerusalem 1973 (with M. Avi-Yonah).

Archaeological Survey in the Northern Bashan. Israel Exploration Journal 24 (1974): 173-184 (with others).

Tell Qasile Excavations 1973: Preliminary Report; the Cult Objects from the Temple. Museum Haaretz Bulletin 15/16 (1974): 56-67.

Excavations at Tell Qasile 1973-1974 (Preliminary Report). Israel Exploration Journal 25 (1975): 15-26.

The Aqueducts of Jerusalem. Pp. 79-84 in: Y. Yadin (ed.), Jerusalem Revealed. Jerusalem 1975.

Iron Age Burial Caves North of the Damascus Gate, Jerusalem. Israel Exploration Journal 26 (1976): 1-8.

Additional Philistine Temples at Tell Qasile. Biblical Archaeologist 40 (1977): 82-87.

Water for Jerusalem. Kidma 3 (1977): 20-24.

Giloh – An Early Israelite Site in the Vicinity of Jerusalem. Israel Exploration Journal 31 (1981): 1-36.

The Philistine Sanctuary at Tell Qasile. Pp. 105-107 in: A. Biran (ed.), Temples and High Places in Biblical Times (Hebrew Union College Colloquium, March 14-16, 1977), Jerusalem 1981.

Three Seasons of Excavations at Tel Batash (Timnah), Preliminary Report. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 248 (1982): 1-36 (with G. L. Kelm)

Three Israelite Sites in the Hills of Judah and Ephraim. Biblical Archaeologist 45 (1982): 167-178.

Khirbet Abu et-Twein: An Israelite Fortress in the Hebron Hills. Palestine Exploration Quarterly 114 (1982): 87-109.

Israeli Archaeology. World Archaeology 13 (1982): 310-325 (with O. Bar-Yosef).

The “Bull Site”: An Iron Age I Open Cult Place. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 247 (1982): 27-42.

Survey of the Jerusalem Aqueducts. Leichtweiss Institut für Wasserbau, der Technischen Universität Braunschweig, Mitteilungen 73 (1983):1-18.

Bronze Bull Found in Israelite “High Place” from the Time of the Judges. Biblical Archaeology Review 9:5 (1983): 34-40.

Archaeological Research on the Period of the Monarchy (Iron Age II). Pp. 43-58 in: H. Shanks and B. Mazar (eds.), Recent Archaeology in the Land of Israel. Washington 1984.

Tell Batash (Timnah) Excavations, Second Preliminary Report (1981-1983), Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research Supplement (1985): 93-120 (with G. L. Kelm).

The Israelite Settlement in Canaan in the Light of Archaeological Surveys. Pp. 61-71 in: Biblical Archaeology Today, Proceedings of the International Congress on Biblical Archaeology (Jerusalem, April 1984). Jerusalem 1985.

The Emergence of the Philistine Culture. Israel Exploration Journal 35 (1985): 95-107.

Pottery Plaques Depicting Goddesses in a Temple Facade. Michmanim (Bulletin of the Reuben Hecht Archaeological Museum, Haifa) 2 (1985): 5-18.

Notes on the Israelite Fortress at Arad. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 263 (1986): 87-91 (with E. Netzer).

Excavations at Tell Qasile, 1982-1984, Preliminary Report. Israel Exploration Journal 36 (1986): 1-15.

A Note on Canaanite Jars from Enkomi. Israel Exploration Journal 38 (1988): 224-226.

7th century B.C.E. Olive Presses at Tel Batash, Biblical Timnah. Pp. 121-125 in: M. Helzer and D. Eitam (eds.), Olive Oil in Antiquity. Haifa 1987.

Israeli Archaeologists. Pp. 109-128 in: J. F. Drinkard, G. L. Mattingly and M. J. Miller (eds.), Benchmarks in Time and Culture, Essays in Honor of J. A. Callaway. Atlanta 1988.

Excavating in Samson Country – Philistines and Israelites at Tel Batash. Biblical Archaeology Review 15:1 (1989): 36-49 (with G. L. Kelm).

Some Aspects of the “Sea Peoples” Settlement. Pp. 251-260 in: M. Heltzer and E. Lipinski (eds.), Society and Economy in the Eastern Mediterranean (c. 1500- 1000 B.C.) (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 23), Leuven 1988.

Iron Age I and II Towers at Giloh and the Israelite Settlement. Israel Exploration Journal 40 (1990): 77-101.

Excavations at Tel Batash (Timnah), 1984-1988 (Third Preliminary Report). Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research Supplement 27 (1990): 47-67 (with G. L. Kelm).

Des origines au temps de David. Pp. 24-31 in: J. Perrot (ed.), Jerusalem, 5000 ans d'histoire: Les Dossiers d'Archéologie 165-166 (1991) [English edition: The Beginnings. Pp. 24-31 in: J. Perrot (ed.), Jerusalem, 5000 Years of History. Special issue of Les Dossiers d'Archéologie (1992)].

Sanctuaires et temples en Canaan. Pp. 1258-1286 in: Supplément au Dictionnaire de la Bible, Tome onzième, Paris 1991.

Comments on the Nature of the Relations between Cyprus and Palestine during the 12th-11th Centuries B.C. Pp. 95-104 in: V. Karageorghis (ed.), The Civilizations of the Aegean and their Diffusion in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean 2000-600 B.C. (Proceedings of an International Symposium). Larnaca 1991.

The Iron Age I Period. Pp. 258-301 in: A. Ben-Tor (ed.), The Archaeology of Ancient Israel. New Haven 1992.

Temples of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Iron Age. Pp. 161-189 in: A. Kempinski and R. Reich (eds.), The Architecture of Ancient Israel. Jerusalem 1992.

Tombs of the Roman Period at Caesarea. ‘Atiqot 21 (1992): 105-108.

The Excavations at Tel Beth Shean in 1989-1990. Pp. 606-619 in: A. Biran and J. Aviram (eds.), Biblical Archaeology Today 1990, Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Biblical Archaeology. Jerusalem 1993.

The Northern Necropolis of Jerusalem during the First Temple Period. Pp. 119-127 in: H. Geva (ed.), Ancient Jerusalem Revealed 2. Jerusalem 1993 (with G. Barkai and A. Kloner).

Beth Shean in the Iron Age: Preliminary Report and Conclusions of the 1990-1991 Excavations. Israel Exploration Journal 43 (1993): 201-229.

Jerusalem and its Vicinity in Iron Age I. Pp. 70-91 in: I. Finkelstein and N. Na’aman (eds.), From Nomadism to Monarchy. Jerusalem 1994.

The Northern Shephelah in the Iron Age: Some Issues in Biblical History and Archaeology. Pp. 247-267 in: M. D. Coogan, J. C. Exum and L. E. Stager (eds.), Scripture and Other Artifacts (Essays in Honor of Philip J. King). Louisville 1994.

The 11th Century BCE in Palestine. In V. Karageorghis (ed.), Proceedings of the International Colloquium: Cyprus in the 11th Century B.C. Nicosia 1994: 39-58.

Fortifications of Cities. Pp. 1523-1538 in: J. Sasson (ed.), Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, Vol. III. New York 1995.

Excavations at the Israelite Town at Khirbet Marjameh in the Hills of Ephraim. Israel Exploration Journal 45 (1995): 85-117.

Khurvat Shilha: An Iron Age Site in the Judean Desert. Pp. 193-212 in: J. D. Seger (ed.), Retrieving the Past: Essays on Archaeological Research and Methodology in Honor of G. Van Beek. Winona Lake 1996 (with D. Amit and Z. Ilan).

Final Reports: What They Should Include. Pp. 23-32 in: H. Shanks (ed.), Archaeology’s Publication Problem. Washington D.C. 1996.

Hartuv: an Aspect of the Early Bronze I Culture of Southern Israel. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 302 (1996): 1-40 (with P. de Miroschedji).

Area P. Pp. 353-386 in: A. Ben Tor, R. Bonfil, Y. Garfinkel, R. Greenberg, A. Maier and A. Mazar, Hazor V. Jerusalem 1997.

Iron Age Chronology: A Reply to I. Finkelstein. Levant 29 (1997): 157-167.

Four Thousand Years of History at Tel Beth Shean: An Account of the Renewed Excavations. Biblical Archaeologist 60 (1997): 62-76.

The Excavations at Beth Shean during the Years 1989-94. Pp. 144-164 in: N. A. Silberman and D. Small (eds.), The Archaeology of Israel (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 237). Sheffield 1997.

On the Appearance of Red Slip in the Iron Age I Period in Israel. Pp. 368-378 in: S. Gitin, A. Mazar and E. Stern (eds.), Mediterranean Peoples in Transition: Thirteenth to Early Tenth Centuries BCE. Jerusalem 1998.

The Conservation and Management of Mudbrick Buildings at Tell Qasile, Israel. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites 3 (1999): 103-108.

The 1997-1998 Excavations at Tel Rehov: Preliminary Report. Israel Exploration Journal 49 (1999):1-42.

The “Bull Site” and the “‘Einun Pottery” Reconsidered. Palestine Exploration Quarterly 131 (1999): 144-148.

Will Tel Rehov save the United Monarchy? Biblical Archaeology Review 26:2 (2000): 38-51 (with J. Camp).

The Temples and Cult of the Philistines. Pp. 213-232 in: E. D. Oren (ed.), The Sea Peoples and Their World: A Reassessment. Philadelphia 2000.

Jerusalem's Water Supply in the First Temple Period. Pp. 195-232 in: S. Ahituv and Mazar (eds.), The History of Jerusalem – The Biblical Period. Jerusalem 2000 (in Hebrew).

The Early Bronze II-III at Tel Beth Shean: Preliminary Observations. Pp. 255-278 in: G. Philip and D. Baird (eds.), Ceramics and Change in the Early Bronze Age of the Southern Levant, (Levantine Archaeology 2). Sheffield 2000 (with A. Ziv and A. Cohen).

The Archaeological Agenda in Israel: Past Sins and Future Atonement. Pp. 23-32 in : S. Hadjisavvas and V. Karageorghis (eds.), The Problem of Unpublished Excavations. Nicosia 2000.

A Sacred Tree in the Chalcolithic Shrine at En Gedi: A Suggestion. Bulletin of the Anglo -Israel Archaeological Society 18 (2000): 31-36.

Untersuchungen über die Wasserleitungen nach Jerusalem. Pp. 165-194 in: G. Garbrecht, Wasser in Heiligen Land. Mainz 2001.

Beth Shean during the Iron Age II: Stratigraphy, Chronology and Hebrew Ostraca. Pp. 289-309 in: A. Mazar (ed.), Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series No. 331). Sheffield 2001.

Radiocarbon Dates from Iron Age Strata at Tel Beth Shean and Tel Rehov. Radiocarbon 43:3 (2001): 1333-1342 (with I. Carmi).

The Significance of the Granary Building at Beth Yerah. Pp. 447-464 in: S. R. Wolff (ed.), Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and Neighboring Lands in Memory of Douglas L. Esse. Chicago 2001.

Megiddo in the Thirteenth-Eleventh Centuries BCE: A Review of Some Recent Studies. Pp. 264-282 in: E. D. Oren and S. Ahituv (eds.), Studies in Archaeology and Related Disciplines, Aharon Kempinski Memorial Volume (Beer Sheba XV). Beer Sheba 2002.

The Aqueducts of Jerusalem. Pp. 211-244 in: D. Amit, J. Patrich and Y. Hirschfeld (eds.), The Aqueducts of Israel (Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplement Series). Rhode Island 2002.

14C Dates from Tel Rehov: Iron Age Chronology, Pharaohs, and Hebrew Kings. Science Vol. 300, No. 5617, (11 April 2003): 315-318 (with H. Bruins and J. Van der Plicht).

Three 10th-9th Century B.C.E. Inscriptions from Tel Rehov. Pp. 171-184 in: C. G. den Hertog, U. Hübner and S. Münger (eds.), Saxa loquentur: Studien zur Archäologie Palästinas/Israels. Festschrift für Volkmar Fritz zum 65. Geburtstag (Alter Orient und Altes Testament 302), Münster 2003.

Beth Shean in the Second Millennium B.C.E.: From Canaanite Town to Egyptian Stronghold. Pp. 323-340 in: M. Bietak (ed.). The Synchronisation of Civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C. II: Proceedings of the SCIEM 2000 – EuroConference, Haindorff, 2nd of May–7th of May 2001. Vienna 2003.

Greek Pottery from Tel Rehov and Iron Age Chronology. Israel Exploration Journal 53 (2003): 29-48 (with N. Coldstream).

  • [2003], "Remarks on Biblical Traditions and Archaeological Evidence Concerning Early Israel", in Dever, W.G. and Gitin, S. (eds.), Symbiosis, Symbolism and the Power of the Past: Canaan, Ancient Israel, and Their Neighbors, from the Late Bronze Age through Roman Palaestina, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2003, pp.85-98. ISBN 1575060817
    • [2006], "Jerusalem in the 10th Century BCE: The Glass Half Full", in Amit, Yairah, Ben-Zvi, Ehud, Finkelstein, Israel and Lipschits, Oded (eds), Essays on Ancient Israel in Its Near Eastern Context—A Tribute to Nadav Naʾaman, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2006, pp.255-272. ISBN 1575061287
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Festschrift

  • Maeir, Aren M. and de Miroschedji, Pierre [2006], "I Will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times"—Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai Mazar on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday, 2 volumes, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2006. ISBN 1575061031
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