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Orit Peleg


Address


Institute of Archaeology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount Scopus, 91905
Israel
Telephone (at home): 972-2-6426242
Mobile: 972-52-6611099
Fax: 972-2-6417944
E-mail: msporit@mscc.huji.ac.il

Personal


Date of birth: May 10, 1974
Place of birth: Jerusalem, Israel
Military service: 1992-1994, Education and Youth corps

Academic appointments


2005-present: Fellow researcher at Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies and Senior Researcher in Jerusalem Reborn Project of the Rennert Center, Bar-Ilan University.
2005-2006: Teaching assistant at the Archaeology Institute at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
1998-2006: Research assistant at the Archaeology Institute at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
2005: Member of survey team of the permanent exhibition in Beth Hatfutsot museum.

Academic Education


Thesis topic and thesis advisor Grades Degree Institution Years
Topic: The Herodian architectural decoration in light of the finds from the Temple Mount excavations
Advisors: Prof. Gideon Foerster and Dr. Rina Talgam		 Ph.D. in archaeology The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 2000-present
Topic: Roman Engraved Gemstones from the Temple Mount Excavations, Jerusalem.
Advisor: Dr. Rina Talgam		 94.24 M.A. in a special interdisciplinary program in the Faculty of Humanities (Archaeology and History of Art) The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1998-2000
94 B.A. in Archaeology and History of Art The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1995-1998

Academic Awards and Distinctions


Award \ Scholarship Year
Rothschild Fellowship 2007
The Francis Günter Award for Jerusalem Studies 2006
Nathan Rotenstreich grant 2002-2005
Memorial foundation for Jewish Culture research grant 2002
Scholarship for M.A. students, Archaeology Department 1999, 2000
Distinction prize for M.A. students 1998, 1999
Robert H. and Claris Smith research grant 1998
Racah-Tappairo prize, Department of history of art 1998
Dean prize 1996, 1997
Prize for Distinguished Admittance Records 1995

References


  1. Prof. Gideon Foerster, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905, Israel
    E-mail: foerster@mscc.huji.ac.il, Phone: 972-2-5882423
  2. Dr. Rina Talgam, Department of History of Art, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905, Israel
    E-mail: itaytalgam@hotmail.com, :Phone 972-2-5883874
  3. Prof. Martin Henig, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford, Great Britain
    E-mail: martin.henig@arch.ox.ac.uk
  4. Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel
    Phone: 972-2-5881512
  5. Prof. Ehud Netzer, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel
    E-mail: ehudnetzer@hotmail.com, Phone: 972-2-5882439
  6. Dr. Sylvia Rosenberg, Main curator, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 91710, Israel
    E-mail: sylviaro@imj.org.il, Phone: 972-2-6708849

Archaeological Research Projects and Fieldwork


  • 2007-2010: Head of Khirbet 'Eleq (Ramat Hanadiv) Excavations and Publication Project on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem together with Yotam Tepper.
  • 2004-2006: Research Assistant of Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld, the head of Tiberias excavations, Ramat Hanadiv excavations, Publication project of Nabatean Inscence Road sites in the Negev, and the Israeli group of Dumbarton Oaks ancient garden's project, Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • July 2004, 2005: Area manager at the excavations in Horvat 'Eleq (Ramat Hanadiv), headed by Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld, the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • April 2003: Archaeologist member of expedition on behalf of the Center for Jewish Art headed by prof. Aliza Cohen-Mushlin meant to document ancient synagogues in Macedonia and Albania.
  • July 2002: Area manager at the excavations in the northern Phoenician cemetery of Achziv, headed by Dr. Eilat Mazar, the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • 1998-2002: Research Assistant of Dr. Eilat Mazar, the head of the publication project of the Temple Mount excavations, Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Presentations in Conferences


7. New Studies on Jerusalem - the Twelfth Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, December 28, 2006. [Title of talks given: "Architectural Decoration from Judea during the Second Temple Period, in light of the Finds from Jerusalem"]
6. New Studies on Jerusalem - the Tenth Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, December 30, 2004. [Title of talks given: "Was the "Double Gate" Built by King Herod or by the Caliph Abd Al-Malik?"; "The 70 CE Temple Mount Conflagration: First Scientific Evidence"]
5. Society of Biblical Literature, San Antonio, Texas, November 21-23, 2004 [Title of talk given: "Reconstructing the King Herod's Stoa" Analysis of the Architectural Decoration"].
4. American School of Orintal Research 2004 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 17-20, 2004 [Title of talk given: "Was the Double Gate built by Abd al-Malik or by king Herod?"].
3. Inter-Cultural Connections, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, March 14, 2002, [Title of talk given: "Western Patron and Local Artist in the Mosaics of the Roman Villa at Ein-Yael"]
2. New Studies on Jerusalem - the Seventh Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, December 6, 2001. [Title of talk given: "Roman Marble Sculpture from the Temple Mount Excavations"]
1. New Studies on Jerusalem - the Sixth Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, December 7, 2000. [Title of talk given: "Roman Gemstones from the Temple Mount Excavations"].

Teaching experience


  • Giving practice classes in the following courses in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
  • The Classical Architectural Decoration (43420)
  • Sculpture and Relief in Ancient Israel (43440)
  • Archaeological Tour: South (43444)
  • Classical Sites A: Maresha and Beit Guvrin (43511)

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