Avraham Negev
Avraham Negev (1923–2004)[1] was an Israeli archaeologist.
Life
Negev, surname at birth Eisenberg, was born in the town of Pinsk in Poland, today in Belarus.[2]
He was a commander in the Haganah police force,[clarification needed] and lost his right hand in 1947.[3]
Career
Negev has excavated
Researching the Nabataean culture was difficult, not least because major sites lay outside his reach due to the
Jebel Druze).[3] His excavations in the Negev desert included the Nabataean caravan stops of Oboda (Avdat, 1958–61 and 1975–77), Mampsis (1965–67), and Elusa (1973 and 1979–80).[3] This work allowed Avraham Negev to gain in-depth knowledge of the Nabataean civilisation and particularly of its trade network in the Negev region.[3]
Negev worked as a professor of archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) between 1964 and 1990.[3][2]
Published work
Negev was the editor of the Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land, which was first published in 1972.[4]
References
- ^ Prof. Avraham Negev (1923-2004), The Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Accessed 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b Negev, A. (1923-2004) at Persée: Bibliothèque historique de l'Éducation. Accessed 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Avraham Negev". Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive. Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ISBN 9780297002598. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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