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This volume is a critical study of recent archaeology in the
Western Wall Plaza area, Jerusalem. Considered one of the holiest
places on Earth for Jews and Muslims, it is also a place of
controversy, where the State marks 'our' remains for preservation
and adoration and 'theirs' for silencing. Based on thousands of
documents from the Israel Antiquities Authority and other sources,
such as protocols of planning committees, readers can explore for
the first time this archaeological 'heart of darkness' in East
Jerusalem. The book follows a series of unique discoveries,
reviewing the approval and execution of development plans and
excavations, and the use of the areas once excavation has finished.
Who decides what and how to excavate, what to preserve - or
'remove'? Who pays for the archaeology, for what aims? The
professional, scientific archaeology of the past happens now: it
modifies the present and is modified by it. This book 'excavates'
the archaeology of East Jerusalem to reveal its social and
political contexts, power structures and ethics. Readers interested
in the history, archaeology and politics of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict will find this book useful, as well as scholars and
students of the history and ethics of Archaeology, Jerusalem,
conservation, nationalism, and heritage.
The land of Israel is rich in history and material culture and has
long been the location of extensive archaeological excavation.
'Just Past?' examines the origins of Israeli archaeology in the
1950s and 1960s. Drawing on previously unpublished documentary
material, the study offers a history of intriguing finds, failures
and dreams. 'Just Past?' covers a range of topics, from the 1948
war to the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums, issues of
foreign aid, and the political circumstances behind the decision to
start excavations at Masada. Highlighting the centrality of
politics to archaeology in Israel/Palestine, 'Just Past?' presents
an assessment of the origins of Israeli archaeology which will be
invaluable to students and scholars of history and archaeology.
This volume is a critical study of recent archaeology in the
Western Wall Plaza area, Jerusalem. Considered one of the holiest
places on Earth for Jews and Muslims, it is also a place of
controversy, where the State marks 'our' remains for preservation
and adoration and 'theirs' for silencing. Based on thousands of
documents from the Israel Antiquities Authority and other sources,
such as protocols of planning committees, readers can explore for
the first time this archaeological 'heart of darkness' in East
Jerusalem. The book follows a series of unique discoveries,
reviewing the approval and execution of development plans and
excavations, and the use of the areas once excavation has finished.
Who decides what and how to excavate, what to preserve - or
'remove'? Who pays for the archaeology, for what aims? The
professional, scientific archaeology of the past happens now: it
modifies the present and is modified by it. This book 'excavates'
the archaeology of East Jerusalem to reveal its social and
political contexts, power structures and ethics. Readers interested
in the history, archaeology and politics of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict will find this book useful, as well as scholars and
students of the history and ethics of Archaeology, Jerusalem,
conservation, nationalism, and heritage.
This book presents a full picture of the weight system of Iron Age
Judah, based on archaeological finds, historical sources and
biblical texts. This book offers a complete picture of the weight
system of Iron Age Judah, involving a careful study of the
typology, date, context, weight standards, inscription and function
of hundreds of weights (with a full catalogue). As against the
common view, the author suggests that all the weights belong to one
system based on one basic sheqel standard. The weights are mostly
not 'royal weights' and have nothing to do with Josiah's reform.
The 'sheqel of the sanctuary' was never used in practice in
First-Temple Judah. The study leads to new insights about the
relation of the Judaean system to other weight systems, as well as
about international trade and the economy of the Kingdom of Judah.
During the last decade substantive changes have occurred in the way
that archaeology is conducted in the 'Holy Land' as indeed
throughout the Near East but one thing never seems to change:
archaeology in Israel/Palestine always takes on a political
dimension.This book tells the story of the creation of Israeli
Archaeology in the 1950s and early 1960s. Unlike other books on the
archaeology of the 'holy-land', it isn't just a chronological
parade of important excavations and nice finds, but a history of
intrigues, budgets, failures and, above all, dreams. The book is
based on documentary material, often from obscure periodicals in
Hebrew, as well as thousands of original documents never published
before. It is the first large scale publication using preliminary
archival material about Israeli archaeology. It is also an
independent study that reflects the author's personal views.
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