Eilat Mazar, a nonreligious archaeologist who embraced the unfashionable idea of digging with a shovel in one hand and a Bible in the other, died Tuesday at 64. ... Benjamin Mazar.

Benjamin Mazar was one of Israel's most distinguished archaeologists. From 1953 to 1961, he also served as president of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Dr. Eilat Mazar, Famed Archeologist of Jerusalem, Passes Away. By. TPS / Tazpit News Agency - 15 Sivan 5781 – May 26, 2021. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

I was also a student of my grandfather, Professor Benjamin Mazar. He taught me how to observe historical sources, how to examine the archeological remains in light of these historical sources.

Can archaeology bring biblical history to life? According to historian and Deputy Minister Michael Oren, it depends who you ask. Speaking at a Jerusalem event celebrating the opening of the “… ...

During her childhood, Mazar accompanied her grandfather, Prof. Benjamin Mazar, in his excavations of ancient Jerusalem, particularly in the City of David and in the Robinson’s Arch area near the ...

Eilat Mazar, one of Israel’s greatest archaeologists, passed away this week at age 64. Though born a decade after the Jewish state was established, Mazar is seen by those privileged to know her ...

Dr. Benjamin Mazar will resign both as rector and as president of the Hebrew University because of poor health, it was reported here today.

Mazar was a part of an archeological dynasty, her grandfather, Prof Benjamin Mazar worked particularly in the City of David and Robinson's Arch, close to the Western Wall. The young Eilat ...

Next, Eilat Mazar, the granddaughter of a leading Israeli archeologist, Benjamin Mazar, uncovered a wall that connected to King David’s Palace.