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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adam Zertal canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | archaeology ⓘ |
| conductedExcavationsAt |
El-Ahwat
NERFINISHED
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Mount Ebal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedSurveysIn |
Samaria
NERFINISHED
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hill country of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-10-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| fieldOfWork |
Near Eastern archaeology
NERFINISHED
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archaeology ⓘ biblical archaeology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | debates on the historicity of the biblical conquest narratives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive archaeological surveys in Samaria
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identification of an altar site on Mount Ebal ⓘ research on early Israelite settlement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Iron Age archaeology
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settlement patterns in the central hill country ⓘ |
| memberOf | Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | identification of Mount Ebal structure as Joshua’s altar ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavations on Mount Ebal
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survey of the hill country of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | archaeologist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ein Shemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ein Shemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Ein Shemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of archaeology at the University of Haifa ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Biblical Archaeology Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
archaeology of Samaria
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archaeology of the biblical heartland ⓘ early Israelite cultic sites ⓘ |
| servedIn | Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| viewedAs | controversial figure in biblical archaeology ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Nation is Born: The Altar on Mount Ebal
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The Manasseh Hill Country Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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