The Changing Landscape of Israeli Archaeology

Focused on the connections between archaeology and Israeli society, this book examines the development of Israeli archaeological research, taking historical, sociological, and political contexts into account.

Autorentext

Hayah Katz is a senior lecturer in the Department of Land of Israel Studies at Kinneret College. Her main field of expertise is biblical archaeology. Another research focus is the historiography of archaeological research in the Land of Israel from the 1920s until modern times. As part of this research, she has written the biography of Ruth Amiran.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. The Place of Archaeology in Israeli Secular Society 2. Religious Society and its Attitude to Archaeology 3. Religious Society and the Attitude to Excavating Graves 4. The Palestinian Citizens of Israel and their Attitude to Archaeology 5. Women in Israeli Archaeology Conclusions