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The Faculty of Humanities invites outstanding candidates to apply for tenure-track positions in Biblical Archaeology

30 June, 2024

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for a tenure-track position (open rank) in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, with a specialization in the Archaeology of the Southern Levant in the Bronze and Iron Ages. The position is open to all candidates who have attained a Ph.D. degree and to advanced doctoral students who expect to be granted their Ph.D. no later than June 30, 2025.

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Book Launch in Honor of the Publication of the En Gedi Synagogue Final Excavation Report (Qedem 64)

23 March, 2022

Zoom link: https://huji.zoom.us/j/82146067798?pwd=cU4ydEc4cEpyRWVCMHU5OG12RkRCQT09

The Institute is happy to announce the publication of a new volume in the Qedem Monograph Series - Qedem 64: The Synagogue at En-Gedi, by Yosef Porath, including chapters on mosaics, coins, glass and the unique inscription in the synagogue floor, as well as flora, fauna and textile remains, by specialists in these fields. The publication of this important synagogue, revealed in the joint Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Antiquities Authority excavations conducted 50 years ago, marks a significant contribution to the study of ancient synagogues in Israel, as well as of Jewish life in the Roman-Byzantine period in this peripheral region. 

The event will take place on Wednesday, 23.3.22, at 17:00 in Room 302, The Institute of Archaeology, Mount Scopus Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. All lectures will be given in Hebrew and will be broadcast via Zoom.

Zoom link: https://huji.zoom.us/j/82146067798?pwd=cU4ydEc4cEpyRWVCMHU5OG12RkRCQT09

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