Personal profile
Research interests
I have received my Ph.D, Summa Cum Laude, from the Hebrew University in 2002 (titled: “Rural Settlement in the Judaean Hills and Foothills from the Late Second Temple Period to the Bar Kokhba Revolt”). I have accomplished my postdoctoral studies, through a Rothschild Fellowship, in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, at the University of California at Berkeley, USA, and thereafter at the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I have conducted archaeological excavations and surveys in Jerusalem, Ketef Jericho, Horvat Ethri, Teomim Cave and at several sites in the Judaean countryside. The results of my research, concerning Judaea and its material culture during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, were published in four books and more than 200 article.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jan 1997 → Jan 2002
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Master
Oct 1991 → Oct 1996
Award Date: 1 Oct 1996
Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
… → Oct 1991
Award Date: 1 Oct 1991
Research
- תחומי מחקר
- הארכיאולוגיה של ארץ-ישראל בתקופת הבית השני, המשנה והתלמוד
- אדריכלות ותרבות חומרית של יהודים, נוצרים ונוכרים בארץ-ישראל וסביבותיה בתקופות ההלניסטית, הרומית והביזאנטית
- גיאוגרפיה היסטורית של ארץ-ישראל בתקופות ההלניסטית, הרומית והביזאנטית
- תרבות חומרית כללית בא"י, בדגש על מחקר כלי החרס, המטבעות וכלי הזכוכית
- הסקר הארכיאולוגי כאמצעי לאיסוף נתונים בשדה ולהבנת תהליכים יישוביים
- מחקר מערות מלאכותיות (חצובות בידי האדם) - אדריכלות, סטרטיגרפיה, אמנות
- טכנולוגיות קדומות
- Fields of Interest
- The archeology of Israel during the Second Temple period, Mishnah and Talmud
- Architecture and material culture of Jews, Christians and alienated in Israel and its surroundings during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods
- Historical geography of Israel during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods
- General material culture in Israel, with emphasis on pottery, currencies and glassware
- The archaeological survey as a means of data collection in the field and understanding local processes
- Artificial caves research (carved by man) - architecture, stratigraphy, art
- Ancient technologies
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Plasters from Jewish ritual purification baths in Late Hellenistic–Early Roman Palestine: composition, production areas, and anthropogenic residues
Bonnie, R., Holmqvist, E., Kouki, P. & Zissu, B., Dec 2025, In: npj Heritage Science. 13, 1, 78.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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מבט חדש על סביבות ירושלים בתקופה הרומית התיכונה
Translated title of the contribution :Jerusalem’s Hinterland in the Middle Roman Period—New Insights Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Parable of the Lost Temple? Archaeology, Intertextuality, and Rhetoric in Matt 21:33−46
Ottenheijm, E. & Zissu, B., 2024, Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 43-73 31 p. (Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; vol. 39).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND AT HORVAT MIDRAS, JUDEAN FOOTHILLS, ISRAEL
Zissu, B., Ganor, A., Avner, R. & Klein, A., 2024, In: Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology. 11, 4, p. 86-126 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disconnected Flows, Eroded Landscapes: A Case Study of Human Impact on a Judean Desert Water System
Shtober-Zisu, N. & Zissu, B., Oct 2024, In: Land. 13, 10, 1679.University of Haifa, Bar-Ilan University
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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