Yosef Garfinkel

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Yosef Garfinkel
יוסף גרפינקל
Hebrew University, Ph.D. (1991)
OccupationProfessor of Biblical Archaeology
Years active1991–present
OrganizationHebrew University of Jerusalem
Known forDiscovery of Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon

Yosef Garfinkel (Hebrew: יוסף גרפינקל; born 1956) is an Israeli archaeologist and academic. He is a professor of Prehistoric Archaeology and of Archaeology of the Biblical Period at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1]

Biography

Yosef (Yossi) Garfinkel was born in 1956 in

Hebrew University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in geography and archaeology in 1981, a Master of Arts (MA) degree in prehistory and Biblical archaeology in 1987, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1991.[2]

He is a curator of the museum of

Tel ‘Ali and Tel Tsaf
. Garfinkel is the author of 12 books and over 100 articles on ancient architecture, farming, water sources, pottery, art, religion and dance.

In 2007, he began conducting excavations at the fortified city of

Hebrew inscription ever found, although the actual language of the inscription is still under debate.[5][6]

He is currently digging at Tel Lachish in search of Iron Age fortifications.

Excavations

Bibliography

  • Y. Garfinkel. 1992. The Pottery Assemblages of Sha'ar HaGolan and Rabah Stages from Munhata (Israel). Paris: Association Paléorient.
  • Y. Garfinkel. 1995. Human and Animal Figurines of Munhata, Israel. Paris: Association Paléorient.
  • Y. Garfinkel. 1999. Neolithic and Chalcolithic Pottery of the Southern Levant. (Qedem 39). Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University.
  • Y. Garfinkel, and M. Miller. 2002. Sha'ar HaGolan Vol 1. Neolithic Art in Context. Oxford: Oxbow.
  • Y. Garfinkel. 2003. Dance at the Dawn of Agriculture. Austin: Texas University Press.
  • Y. Garfinkel. 2004. The Goddess of Sha'ar HaGolan. Excavations at a Neolithic Site in Israel. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society.
  • Y. Garfinkel and D. Dag. 2006. Gesher: A Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Site in the Central Jordan Valley, Israel. A Final Report. Berlin: Ex Oriente.
  • Y. Garfinkel and S. Cohen. 2007. The Early Middle Bronze Cemetery of Gesher. Final Excavation Report. AASOR 62. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
  • Y. Garfinkel and D. Dag. 2008 Neolithic Ashkelon. (Qedem 47). Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University.
  • O. Bar-Yosef and Y. Garfinkel. 2008. The Prehistory of Israel. Human Cultures before Writing. Jerusalem: Ariel (Hebrew).
  • Garfinkel, Yosef;
    ISBN 978-0-500-05201-3
    .

References

  1. ^ "Prof. Yosef Garfinkel". The Institute of Archaeology. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Prof. Yosef Garfinkel: Curriculum Vitae". The Institute of Archaeology. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. December 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. S2CID 153359230
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  5. ^ "Have Israeli archaeologists found world's oldest Hebrew inscription?".
  6. ^ "Finkelstein & Fantalkin: Khirbet Qeiyafa: An Unsensational Archaeological and Historical Interpretation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013.

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