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 ⓘ
Mount Ebal ⓘ
conductedSurveysIn Samaria ⓘ
hill country of Manasseh ⓘ
countryOfBirth Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Israel ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1936-12-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-10-18 ⓘ
educatedAt Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ
employer University of Haifa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish people ⓘ
linked to: Jews
fieldOfWork Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ
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 ⓘ
mainInterest Iron Age archaeology ⓘ
settlement patterns in the central hill country ⓘ
memberOf Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa ⓘ
notableIdea identification of Mount Ebal structure as Joshua’s altar ⓘ
notableWork excavations on Mount Ebal ⓘ
survey of the hill country of Manasseh ⓘ
occupation archaeologist ⓘ
participatedIn Yom Kippur War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ein Shemer ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ein Shemer ⓘ
placeOfResidence Ein Shemer ⓘ
positionHeld professor of archaeology at the University of Haifa ⓘ
publishedIn Biblical Archaeology Review ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
researchFocus archaeology of Samaria ⓘ
archaeology of the biblical heartland ⓘ
early Israelite cultic sites ⓘ
servedIn Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
timePeriodOfActivity 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
viewedAs controversial figure in biblical archaeology ⓘ
wrote A Nation is Born: The Altar on Mount Ebal ⓘ
The Manasseh Hill Country Survey ⓘ

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