Nahman Avigad

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Nahman Avigad was a prominent Israeli archaeologist known for his excavations in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter and major contributions to the study of Second Temple period remains.

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instanceOf archaeologist
person
academicDiscipline Near Eastern archaeology NERFINISHED
biblical studies
areaOfExpertise Jerusalem in the First Temple period
Jerusalem in the Second Temple period NERFINISHED
Jewish Quarter stratigraphy
ancient Jewish material culture
contributedTo reconstruction of the urban layout of ancient Jerusalem
study of Jewish life in late Second Temple Jerusalem
understanding of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period
countryOfCitizenship Israel
employer Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
familyName Avigad NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Second Temple period archaeology
ancient Hebrew seals
archaeology
biblical archaeology
epigraphy
givenName Nahman NERFINISHED
hasNotableStudent students of archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
influenced subsequent research on the Second Temple period
urban archaeological methodology in Jerusalem
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hebrew
memberOf Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty NERFINISHED
name Nahman Avigad NERFINISHED
notableFor excavations in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem
excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem
integration of archaeological and textual evidence for Jerusalem’s history
major contributions to the archaeology of Jerusalem
research on Second Temple period remains
study of epigraphy and Hebrew seals
notableWork excavation of the Broad Wall in Jerusalem
excavation of the Burnt House in Jerusalem
excavation of the Herodian Quarter in Jerusalem
excavation of the Israelite Tower in Jerusalem
excavation of the Jewish Quarter after the Six-Day War
excavation of the Nea Church area in Jerusalem
publications on Hebrew seals and bullae
occupation archaeologist
placeOfActivity Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter NERFINISHED
placeOfWork Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of archaeology
religion Judaism
workLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED

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