Adam Zertal

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Adam Zertal was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his extensive excavations and research in the biblical heartland of Samaria, including the controversial site on Mount Ebal.

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instanceOf archaeologist
human
academicDiscipline archaeology
conductedExcavationsAt El-Ahwat
Mount Ebal
conductedSurveysIn Samaria
hill country of Manasseh
countryOfBirth Mandatory Palestine
countryOfCitizenship Israel
dateOfBirth 1936-12-21
dateOfDeath 2015-10-18
educatedAt Hebrew University of Jerusalem
employer University of Haifa
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
fieldOfWork Near Eastern archaeology
archaeology
biblical archaeology
hasGender male
influenced debates on the historicity of the biblical conquest narratives
knownFor extensive archaeological surveys in Samaria
identification of an altar site on Mount Ebal
research on early Israelite settlement
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hebrew
mainInterest Iron Age archaeology
settlement patterns in the central hill country
memberOf Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa
notableIdea identification of Mount Ebal structure as Joshua’s altar
notableWork excavations on Mount Ebal
survey of the hill country of Manasseh
occupation archaeologist
participatedIn Yom Kippur War
placeOfBirth Ein Shemer
placeOfDeath Ein Shemer
placeOfResidence Ein Shemer
positionHeld professor of archaeology at the University of Haifa
publishedIn Biblical Archaeology Review
religion Judaism
researchFocus archaeology of Samaria
archaeology of the biblical heartland
early Israelite cultic sites
servedIn Israel Defense Forces
timePeriodOfActivity 20th century
21st century
viewedAs controversial figure in biblical archaeology
wrote A Nation is Born: The Altar on Mount Ebal
The Manasseh Hill Country Survey

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