Born in 1935 in London, to parents who would later become well-known Freudian psychoanalysts, and brought up in Tel Aviv, Dan Barag's interest in archaeology was kindled at an early age. In 1956 he moved to Jerusalem to study archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Project Title: Attesting Neanderthal Dwelling Space Use: effects of human occupations in the Middle Palaeolithic record of Fumane cave (ANDSU).
Teaching in the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University and in Shenkar College of Engineering and Design on various subjects
Researches the inter-relationships among architecture, mosaics, furnishings and ceremonial objects in the Byzantine Empire in general, with particular emphasis on the Holy Land. Researches and publishes findings from archaeological sites in Israel. Occasional Curator and Advisor for exhibitions at the Bible Land Museum and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
