Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology

Research output

Research output per year 2011 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025

• 1255 Citations
• 19 h-index
• 182 Article
• 73 Chapter
• 14 Review article
• 12 Book
• 10 More
  • 4 Editorial
  • 3 Short survey
  • 2 Conference contribution
  • 1 Comment/debate

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  The Paleo-Anthropocene and the genesis of the current landscape of Israel

  Ackerman, O. & Horwitz, L. K., 2024, Landscapes and Landforms of Israel. p. 73-98 26 p. (Part F2449).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Israel 100%
  • Anthropocene 100%
  • Physical Environment 100%
  • Anthropogenic Effect 50%
  • Hunter-Gatherer 50%

• המטמנה ההיסטורית של מקווה ישראל - הזדמנות לחקר השפעות אנתרופוגניות ארוכות טווח על הסביבה

  ⁨שטיינברג, ג.⁩, ⁨בוקמן, ר.⁩, ⁨בלסלב, י.⁩, ⁨נתיב, א.⁩, ⁨סמג'ה, ל.⁩ & ⁨אקרמן, א.⁩, 2024, מתחת לפני השטח: המזבלה של תל אביב המנדטורית במקווה ישראל. ⁨אלאור, ת.⁩ (ed.). תל אביב, p. 113-140 28 p. (הסדרה לסוציולוגיה ואנתרופולוגיה).

  Ariel University, University of Haifa

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2023

  Agricultural and Economic Change in the Iron II Judean Shephelah as a Result of Geopolitical Shifts: A View from Tel Burna

  Shai, I., 2023, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 711-721 11 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. 2023).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• A Protocol for Material and Digital Reconstruction of Fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls

  Ben-Dov, J., Gayer, A. & Ratzon, E., 2023, New Studies in the Archaeology of the Judean Desert: Collected Papers. Sion, O., Uziel, J., Ganor, A. & Klein, E. (eds.). Jerusalem, p. 333-355 23 p.

  Tel Aviv University, Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Geology, geomorphology, hydrology, and palaeo-environment

  Roskin, J., Ackerman, O., Asher, Y., Vardi, J. & Khalaily, H., 2023, The Mega Project at Motza 2. p. 29-48 20 p.

  Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The environs of Tel Qashish: physiography and geomorphology

  Ackerman, O. & Greenbaum, N., 2023, Salvage Excavations at Tel Qashish (Tell Qasis) and Tell el-Wa'er. p. 13-22 10 p.

  Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The late Hellenistic and early Roman pottery from Areas F-2, P and P-2

  Rosenthal-Heginbottom, R., Ben-Shlomo, D., Maor, Y., Asscher, Y., Shor, P., Aizenshtat, Z. & Cohen-Ofri, I., 2023, Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem, conducted by Nahman Avigad, 1969-1982. p. 28-153 126 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The Site of Khirbet ‘Aujah el-Foqa: Identifying Its Iron Age Architecture

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2023, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 601-624 24 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. 2023).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• V-Shaped Bowls and Feasting Ceremonies in the Late Chalcolithic Period in the Southern Levant: The Case Study of Neve Ur

  Freikman, M., Ben-Shlomo, D., Damm, J. & Gutfeld, O., 2023, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 343-358 16 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. 2023).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2022

  A sectarian background for "1 Enoch" 22

  Ratson, E., 2022, On Using Sources in Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Early Christian Literature. p. 171-197 27 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Border town and capital: a comparative analysis of Iron Age II Tel Burna and Jerusalem

  Locatell, C., Uziel, J. & Shai, I., 2022, Jerusalem and the Coastal Plain in the Iron Age and Persian Periods. p. 87-114 28 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Ceramic and other small finds

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2022, Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavations 1994-1996. p. 207-211 5 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Food for Thought or Threads for Weaving: Can We Identify the Uses for Ancient Flax Seeds Discovered in the Southern Levant?

  Cassuto, D., Orendi, A. & Shai, I., 2022, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 197-219 23 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology).

  Bar-Ilan University, Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Seeds 100%
  • Flax 100%
  • Macroremains 28%
  • Warp-weighted Loom 14%

• Iron Age Figurines from Philistia

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2022, Culture and History of the Ancient Near East. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 119-147 29 p. (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East; vol. 125).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Jerusalem, Judah, and Philistia: links during the Iron Age

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2022, Jerusalem and the Coastal Plain in the Iron Age and Persian Periods: new studies on Jerusalem's relations with the Southern Coastal Plain of Israel/Palestine (c. 1200-300 BCE). p. 23-37 15 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Petrographic analysis of the Iron Age pottery from ʿEn Gev

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2022, Tel 'En Gev. p. 253-257 5 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Petrographic analysis of the Iron I pottery

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2022, Yotvata - the Ze'ev Meshel Excavations. p. 69-70 2 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The chalk vessels

  Adler, Y., 2022, The Landfill of Early Roman Jerusalem. p. 97-122 26 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The geomorphology and sedimentology of the Tel Yavne environs, Southern coastal plain of Israel, and its connection to ancient human settlement

  Roskin, J., Ackerman, O., Asscher, Y., Marcus, J. & Wieler, N., 2022, Yavne and Its Secrets. p. *9-*23

  Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2021

  A note on the importance of the name Manasseh as King of Judah

  Shai, I., 2021, To Explore the Land of Canaan. p. 288-296 9 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The heavenly abode of the luminaries

  Ratson, E., 2021, Representations of Angelic Beings in Early Jewish and in Christian Traditions. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG, p. 15-45 31 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2020

  Late Bronze Age figurines from Area E

  Uziel, J. & Shai, I., 2020, Tell es-Safi/Gath II. p. 421-426 6 p. (ÄGYPTEN UND ALTES TESTAMENT Studien zu Geschichte, Kultur und Religion Ägyptens und des Alten Testaments; no. 105).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Overview of the Late Bronze Age remains from Area E

  Shai, I., Uziel, J. & Maeir, A. M., 2020, Tell es-Safi/Gath II. p. 499-518 20 p.

  Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Petrographic analysis of Middle Bronze Age pottery from Area F

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2020, Tell es-Safi/Gath II. p. 377-378 2 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Petrographic analysis of Middle Bronze Age pottery from the 2009 season

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 3 Jun 2020, Excavations at Tel Kabri; the 2005-2011 Seasons. p. 187-196 10 p. (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 111).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Petrographic analysis of pottery from Area C

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2020, Tell es-Safi/Gath II. p. 189-190 2 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Petrographic analysis of the Iron Age pottery

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2020, Tel Reḥov; a Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valley. p. 297-314 18 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Petrographic and chemical analysis of pottery from Ḥorvat Shimon

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2020, Tell es-Safi/Gath II. p. 103-114 12 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Philistine cult and religion according to archaeological evidence

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2020, Archaeology and Ancient Israelite Religion. MDPI AG, p. 175-202 28 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Philistines 100%
  • Archaeological Evidence 72%
  • Religion 68%
  • Cult 66%
  • Philistia 23%

• The Late Bronze Age stratigraphy and architecture

  Shai, I., Uziel, J. & Maeir, A. M., 2020, Tell es-Safi/Gath II. p. 381-398 18 p.

  Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• הצצה למנהגי הפולחן הכנעני בתל בורנה בתקופת הברונזה המאוחרת

  שי, י., טבגר, א. & מקיני, כ., 2020, אשקלון וסביבותיה: קובץ מחקרים על מישור החוף הדרומי ושפלת יהודה. קליין, א., ששון, א. & לוי-רייפר, א. (eds.). תל אביב, p. 47-58 12 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• תהליכי התיישבות בתקופת הברונזה הקדומה II-I בשפלת יהודה לאור שינויי אקלים וסביבה

  לוי-רייפר, א., אקרמן, א., פז, י. & רסקין, י., 2020, אשקלון וסביבותיה: קובץ מחקרים על מישור החוף הדרומי ושפלת יהודה. קליין, א., ששון, א. & לוי-רייפר, א. (eds.). תל אביב, p. 21-45 25 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2019

  Chemical and petrographic analysis of Aegean/Philistine pottery from Tel Dan

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2019, Dan IV: The Iron Age I settlement: The Avraham Biran Excavations (1966-1999. Jerusalem: Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, p. 415-418 4 p. (Annual of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology; vol. 12).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• New evidence of Iron Age II fortifications at Tel Hebron

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2019, The Last Century in the History of Judah: the seventh century BCE in archaeological, historical, and biblical perspectives. Čapek, F. & Lipschits, O. (eds.). Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, p. 63-87 25 p. (Ancient Israel and its literature; vol. 37).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Raw material variety and acquisition of the EB III ground stone assemblage of Tell es-Safi/Gath (Israel)

  Beller, J. A., Greenfield, H. J., Fayek, M., Shai, I. & Maeir, A. M., 31 Jan 2019, Stone Tools in the Ancient Near East and Egypt: Ground stone tools, rock-cut installations and stone vessels from Prehistory to Late Antiquity. p. 121-150 30 p.

  Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Tel Burna in the Late Bronze: assessing the 13th century BCE landscape of the Shephelah

  McKinny, C., Tavger, A. & Shai, I., 2019, The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Southern Canaan. p. 148-170 23 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The Late Bronze Age at Tell es-Safi/Gath and the site’s role in Southwestern Canaan

  Maeir, A. M., Chadwick, J. R., Dagan, A., Hitchcock, L. A., Katz, J., Shai, I. & Uziel, J., 2019, The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Southern Canaan. Maeir, A. M., Shay, I. & McKinny, C. (eds.). de Gruyter, p. 1-18 18 p.

  Bar-Ilan University, Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Tell es-Safi/Gath 100%
  • Canaan 78%
  • Late Bronze Age 65%
  • Israel 39%
  • International Relations 24%

• The limits of the ancient city: the fortifications of Tell Es-Safi/Gath 115 years after Bliss and Macalister

  Welch, E. L., Katz, J. C., Shai, I., Maeir, A. M., Chadwick, J. R., Dagan, A. & Greenfield, H. J., 2019, Exploring the Holy Land; 150 Years of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Gurevich, D. & Kidron, A. (eds.). Sheffield: Equinox Publishing Ltd, p. 151-166 16 p.

  Bar-Ilan University, Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2018

  Illuminating a Canaanite and Judahite Town: The Archaeological Background of Tel Burna

  McKinny, C., Yang, B., Cassuto, D. & Shai, I., 2018, The Old Testament in Theology and Teaching: Essays in Honor of Kay Fountain. Chai, T. & Johnson, D. (eds.).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Placing Eden in Second Temple Judaism

  Ratson, E., 2018, Placing Ancient Text: The Ritual and Rhetorical Use of Space. Ahuvia, M. & Kocar, A. (eds.). Tübingen, Germany, p. 15-51 37 p. (Text and Studies in Ancient Judaism).

  Tel Aviv University, Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The pottery assemblage

  Uziel, J. & Shai, I., 2018, Rishon le-Zion: The Middle Bronze Age II Cemeteries (Volume I/1: The Excavations + Volume I/2: Finds and Conclusions). Vol. 2. p. 387-492 106 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The stone vessels

  ʻAmit, D. & Adler, Y., 2018, Ancient Jaffa from the Persian to the Byzantine Period: Kaplan excavations (1955-1981). Münster, p. 538-572 35 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Two Late Bronze Age ceramics masks from Tel Burna, Israel

  Shai, I., 2018, The Physicality of the Other; Masks from the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean. p. 133-139 7 p.

  Ariel University

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• Using Tools in Ways in Which They Were Not Intended: A Test Case of the Use of PlanGrid for Field Registration at Tel Burna

  McKinny, C. & Shai, I., 2018, One World Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 51-66 16 p. (One World Archaeology).

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Archaeology 62%
  • worker 29%
  • Blueprint 26%
  • Replacement 21%
  • Archaeologists 20%
• 2017

  Area 52: stratigraphy and architecture

  Ben-Shlomo, D. & Eisenberg, E., 2017, The Tel Ḥevron 2014 Excavations: final report. Eisenberg, E. & Ben-Shlomo, D. (eds.). Ariel University Press, p. 15-54 40 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Bronze and Iron Age pottery

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2017, The Tel Ḥevron 2014 Excavations: final report. Eisenberg, E. & Ben-Shlomo, D. (eds.). Ariel University Press, p. 263-280 18 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Hellenistic, Roman and late pottery

  Bar-Nathan, R. & Ben-Shlomo, D., 2017, The Tel Ḥevron 2014 Excavations: final report. Eisenberg, E. & Ben-Shlomo, D. (eds.). Ariel University Press, p. 281-334 54 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Introduction

  Ben-Shlomo, D. & Eisenberg, E., 2017, The Tel Ḥevron 2014 Excavations: final report. Eisenberg, E. & Ben-Shlomo, D. (eds.). Ariel University Press, p. 7-14 8 p.

  Ariel University

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• Petrographic analysis of early Roman non-local storage vessels from the Jewish Quarte

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2017, Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem. p. 281-283 3 p.

  Ariel University

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• Petrographic analysis of Iron Age and early Roman pottery

  Ben-Shlomo, D., 2017, The Tel Ḥevron 2014 Excavations: final report. Eisenberg, E. & Ben-Shlomo, D. (eds.). Ariel University Press, p. 335-347 13 p.

  Ariel University

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review