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The Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project (gath.wordpress.com), a project of Bar-Ilan University, studies the archaeology, history and environment of the multi-period site of Tell es-Safi/Gath (Canaanite and Philistine Gath), located in central Israel.

Lots of lectures this week!This week is going to be quite a busy week. In addition to my regular teaching at BIU, I have...
30/05/2026

Lots of lectures this week!

This week is going to be quite a busy week. In addition to my regular teaching at BIU, I have 4 additional lectures! On Tuesday, I will co-present a lecture in my departmental seminar on our fascinating project in Ethiopia. Then, on Wednesday, I have two presentations at the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University. The first one will be given at the graduate studies seminar, on "A Perspective on the Scientific and Interpretive Turn in Biblical Archaeology", in which I will present a personal perspective on how archaeology in the Levant has transformed in the last decades, particularly through facets of incorporation of scientific perspectives and of more sophisticated interpretative trends....

This week is going to be quite a busy week. In addition to my regular teaching at BIU, I have 4 additional lectures! On Tuesday, I will co-present a lecture in my departmental seminar on our fascin…

Combining archaeology, heritage, “Jerusalem Syndrome” and politicsHere's a short piece that I wrote for the Times of Isr...
23/05/2026

Combining archaeology, heritage, “Jerusalem Syndrome” and politics

Here's a short piece that I wrote for the Times of Israel in which I discuss the disturbing connections between archaeology, heritage, "Jerusalem Syndrome" and contemporary politics in Israel. Check it out!

Here’s a short piece that I wrote for the Times of Israel in which I discuss the disturbing connections between archaeology, heritage, “Jerusalem Syndrome” and contemporary politi…

960,000 views and 1/4 million visitors!Today, this blog passed the mark of 960,000 views and over 250,000 visitors, sinc...
16/05/2026

960,000 views and 1/4 million visitors!

Today, this blog passed the mark of 960,000 views and over 250,000 visitors, since it was started 20 years ago! Wow - very cool to think about how many people, from all over the world, have seen something about the archaeological research that I have been involved in during this time. And to top it off, here is a map of the world marking the countries from which all the various visitors originate. As you can, save for 4-5 countries, there are representatives from every country in the globe! This is really quite mind blowing!

Today, this blog passed the mark of 960,000 views and over 250,000 visitors, since it was started 20 years ago! Wow – very cool to think about how many people, from all over the world, have s…

As far as looks go, there definitely is an improvement among archaeologists with time!Just wanted to share a picture of ...
14/05/2026

As far as looks go, there definitely is an improvement among archaeologists with time!

Just wanted to share a picture of James Starkey, excavator of Lachish in the 1930s, that I took while visiting Lachish today (in the very nice new entrance building). Clearly, the current generation of archaeologists are way ahead as far as good looks go... Just saying:-)

Just wanted to share a picture of James Starkey, excavator of Lachish in the 1930s, that I took while visiting Lachish today (in the very nice new entrance building). Clearly, the current generatio…

Problems with the CV of the candidate for IAA directorNir Hasson of Haaretz just published an article (so far only in He...
13/05/2026

Problems with the CV of the candidate for IAA director

Nir Hasson of Haaretz just published an article (so far only in Hebrew) where he shows that there appears to be some serious discrepencies between what Ms. Schrieber (who was chosen to be new candidate for directing the IAA (see what I wrote on this previously here) claimed in her CV and what is the actual on the ground reality....

Nir Hasson of Haaretz just published an article (so far only in Hebrew) where he shows that there appears to be some serious discrepencies between what Ms. Schrieber (who was chosen to be new candi…

Not so good choice for the new head of the IAA…Yesterday, the Israel Minister of Heritage announced that a committee has...
13/05/2026

Not so good choice for the new head of the IAA…

Yesterday, the Israel Minister of Heritage announced that a committee has chosen the new head of the Israel Antiquities Authority, to replace Eli Escuzido, the current head. They announced that Ms. Esti Schrieber had been chosen for the job. Ms. Schrieber is currently the head a non-profit organization that is connected HABAD (the lubavitch hassidic movement). Since this announcement, the entire archaeological community in Israel has been up in arms, as it appears that Ms....

Yesterday, the Israel Minister of Heritage announced that a committee has chosen the new head of the Israel Antiquities Authority, to replace Eli Escuzido, the current head. They announced that Ms.…

The European Association of Archaeologists realizes what it should be doing…In a very important statement from executive...
10/05/2026

The European Association of Archaeologists realizes what it should be doing…

In a very important statement from executive board of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), the board made it clear that the EAA should stick to dealing with archaelogy, and not make statements on political and international issues in topics not connected to archaeology, unless these positions reflect the decisions of international bodies, such as the UN or the EU....

In a very important statement from executive board of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), the board made it clear that the EAA should stick to dealing with archaelogy, and not make st…

Congratulations to Orr Bendor on submitting his revised PhDGlad to report that Orr Bendor submitted the corrected versio...
06/05/2026

Congratulations to Orr Bendor on submitting his revised PhD

Glad to report that Orr Bendor submitted the corrected version of his PhD to Bar-Ilan University today, and hopefully will receive full authorization of its completion in the coming days. The PhD dissertation, written under the supervision of Prof. Irit Amit and myself, is an excellent study on managing cultural heritage resources and sites in the context of "Open Spaces," with Tel Hazor, Tell es-Safi/Gath and Lahav as case study sites....

Glad to report that Orr Bendor submitted the corrected version of his PhD to Bar-Ilan University today, and hopefully will receive full authorization of its completion in the coming days. The PhD d…

New article on the end and disappearance of the PhilistinesGlad to report the appearance of a new article of mine on the...
06/05/2026

New article on the end and disappearance of the Philistines

Glad to report the appearance of a new article of mine on the end and disappearance of the Philistines, based on the archaeological and textual evidence. The full reference is: Maeir, A. M. 2025. “The End and Disappearance of the Biblical Philistines: Archaeological and Historical Evidence and Comparison to the Israelite and Judahite Exiles.” Annual of the Japanese Biblical Institute 50: 92–110. The article can be found online here (scroll down to the bottom for the articles of this issue). Enjoy!

Glad to report the appearance of a new article of mine on the end and disappearance of the Philistines, based on the archaeological and textual evidence. The full reference is: Maeir, A. M. 2025. “…

New book by David Ben-Shlomo and Liora Bouzaglou on Judean Cooking Pots!Glad to have received today a copy of David Ben-...
04/05/2026

New book by David Ben-Shlomo and Liora Bouzaglou on Judean Cooking Pots!

Glad to have received today a copy of David Ben-Shlomo (thanks, David!) and Liora Bouzaglou's new book "The Production of Cooking Pots in Iron Age Judah: A multi-analytical technological study" (Ariel University, 2025). Looks super interesting!

Glad to have received today a copy of David Ben-Shlomo (thanks, David!) and Liora Bouzaglou’s new book “The Production of Cooking Pots in Iron Age Judah: A multi-analytical technologica…

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