Archaeology of Israel

Beit She'an ruins Columbarium , Khirbet Midras Hellenistic Sarcophagus unearthed in Ashkelon LMLK seals with Israeli postage stamps commemorating them The archaeology of Israel covers a period of over three millennia of documented history. The ancient Land of Israel was a geographical bridge between the political and cultural centers of Mesopotamia and Egypt . Despite the importance of the country to three major religions, serious archaeological research only began in the 15th century. The first major work on the antiquities of Palestine was Adrian Reland 's Palestina ex monumentis veteribus, published in 1709. Edward Robinson , an American theologian who visited the country in 1838, published the first topographical studies. A Frenchman, Félicien de Saulcy , embarked on the first "modern" excavations in 1850.

Further information: Biblical archaeology , Biblical archaeology school , and Syro-Palestinian archaeology Beit She'an ruins Hellenistic Sarcophagus unearthed in Ashkelon LMLK seals with Israeli postage stamps commemorating them The archaeology of Israel is the study of the archaeology of the present-day Israel , stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history. The ancient Land of Israel was a geographical bridge between the political and cultural centers of Mesopotamia and Egypt . Despite the importance of the country to three major religions, serious archaeological research only began in the 15th century. The first major work on the antiquities of Israel was Adrian Reland 's Palestina ex monumentis veteribus, published in 1709. Edward Robinson , an American theologian who visited the country in 1838, published the first topographical studies. A Frenchman, Louis Felicien de Saucy , embarked on the first "modern" excavations in 1850. In discussing the state of archaeology in Israel in his time, David Ussishkin commented in the 1980s that the designation " Israeli archeology " no longer represents a single uniform methodological approach; rather, its scope covers numerous different archaeological schools, disciplines, concepts, and methods currently in existence in Israel.

Further information: Biblical archaeology , Biblical archaeology school , and Levantine archaeology Commons-category Second Temple period Timeline Rabbinic period and the Middle Ages Modern era Timeline 1517–1948: Ottoman rule Old Yishuv Zionism Yishuv OETA British Mandate Balfour Declaration 1948–present : State of Israel years Independence Arab–Israeli conflict Iran–Israel proxy conflict By topic Demographics Judaism Leaders Warfare Zionism Jerusalem Related Jewish history Hebrew calendar Archaeology Museums Maps Travelogues Israel portal v t e Beit She'an ruins Hellenistic Sarcophagus unearthed in Ashkelon LMLK seals with Israeli postage stamps commemorating them The archaeology of Israel is the study of the archaeology of the present-day Israel , stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history. The ancient Land of Israel was a geographical bridge between the political and cultural centers of Mesopotamia and Egypt . Despite the importance of the country to three major religions, serious archaeological research only began in the 15th century. The first major work on the antiquities of Israel was Adriaan Reland 's Palestina ex monumentis veteribus, published in 1709. Edward Robinson , an American theologian who visited the country in 1838, published the first topographical studies. Lady Hester Stanhope performed the first modern excavation at Ashkelon in 1815. A Frenchman, Louis Felicien de Saucy , embarked on early "modern" excavations in 1850. In discussing the state of archaeology in Israel in his time, David Ussishkin commented in the 1980s that the designation " Israeli archeology " no longer represents a single uniform methodological approach; rather, its scope covers numerous different archaeological schools, disciplines, concepts, and methods currently in existence in Israel.

Archaeological studies of Israel Further information: Biblical archaeology , Biblical archaeology school , and Levantine archaeology Second Temple period Timeline Rabbinic period and the Middle Ages Modern era Timeline 1517–1948: Ottoman rule Old Yishuv Zionism Yishuv OETA British Mandate Balfour Declaration 1948–present : State of Israel years Independence Arab–Israeli conflict Iran–Israel proxy conflict By topic Demographics Judaism Leaders Warfare Zionism Jerusalem Related Jewish history Hebrew calendar Archaeology Museums Maps Travelogues Israel portal v t e Beit She'an ruins Hellenistic Sarcophagus unearthed in Ashkelon LMLK seals with Israeli postage stamps commemorating them The archaeology of Israel is the study of the archaeology of the present-day Israel , stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history. The ancient Land of Israel was a geographical bridge between the political and cultural centers of Mesopotamia and Egypt . Despite the importance of the country to three major religions, serious archaeological research only began in the 15th century. Although he never travelled to the Levant , or even left the Netherlands, the first major work on the antiquities of Israel is considered to be Adriaan Reland 's Antiquitates Sacrae veterum Hebraeorum, published in 1708. Edward Robinson , an American theologian who visited the country in 1838, published its first topographical studies. Lady Hester Stanhope performed the first modern excavation at Ashkelon in 1815. A Frenchman, Louis Felicien de Saucy , embarked on early "modern" excavations in 1850. Today, in Israel, there are some 30,000 sites of antiquity, the vast majority of which have never been excavated. In discussing the state of archaeology in Israel in his time, David Ussishkin commented in the 1980s that the designation " Israeli archaeology " no longer represents a single uniform methodological approach; rather, its scope covers numerous different archaeological schools, disciplines, concepts, and methods currently in existence in Israel. Eitan Klein of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), Hundreds of antique items were seized at a souvenir shop in the Mamilla mall that operated without a license on YouTube , Israel Antiquities Authority Official Channel / June 2016, minutes 0:00–0:15 (in Hebrew).