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Prof. Amihai Mazar


Curriculum Vitae:


Born in Haifa, Israel, 19.11.1942
Family status: married, three children

Academic education:
1966 B. A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem (archaeology and biblical history)
1972 M. A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem (archaeology)
1976 Ph. D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1979/80 Postdoctoral studies (Research Fellow), Institute of Archaeology, University of London

Academic positions:
1977-1981 Lecturer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba
1982-1985 Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1986-1993 Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1994-present Professor of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Eleazar Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel)

Academic duties
1978-present Member, Council of the Israel Exploration Society
1985-1988 Member, Management Committee, Archaeological Survey of Israel
1988-1990 Head, Division of Biblical Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University
1995-1998 Head, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University
1994-1999 Member, Archaeological Council of Israel
2001-present Member, Council of the Israel Antiquities Authority

Positions abroad
1986 Guest Professor, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1990 Research Associate, Harvard University
1997 Vice-Chairman, Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society

Director of archaeological projects
1968 Survey of the aqueducts of Jerusalem
1971-1974 Tell Qasile
1982-1990
1974-1975 Khirbet Abu et-Twein
1975, 1978 Khirbet Marjameh
1977-1989 Tel Batash, biblical Timnah (with G. L. Kelm)
1978-1982 Giloh (Jerusalem)
1978, 1981 The “Bull Site”
1981 Horvat Shilha
1985-1988 Hartuv, Early Bronze I site (with P. de Miroschedji)
1989-1996 Tel Beth-Shean (Beth Shean Valley Archaeological Project)
1997-present Tel Rehov (Beth Shean Valley Archaeological Project)
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