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 NERFINISHED
Mount Ebal NERFINISHED
conductedSurveysIn Samaria NERFINISHED
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
surface form: Jewish people
fieldOfWork Near Eastern archaeology NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mainInterest Iron Age archaeology
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
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
archaeology of the biblical heartland
early Israelite cultic sites
servedIn Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfActivity 20th century
21st century
viewedAs controversial figure in biblical archaeology
wrote A Nation is Born: The Altar on Mount Ebal NERFINISHED
The Manasseh Hill Country Survey NERFINISHED

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