Israel Culture History and Archaeology

ASOR has been conducting archaeological reseach for more than 100 years, and has several ongoing projects in Israel.

The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology conducts research into Israel's history, archaeology, physical and human geography, nature, and demography.

From the University of Pennsylvania Museum, information on the archaeology of the Canaanites of ancient Palestine and Israel.

At Mississippi State University, the Lahav Project at Tell Halif, Early Bronze through Byzantine period.

From 1974 through 2001 Professor Longstaff of the Department of Religious Studies, together with faculty from the Departments of Anthropology and Geology and students from various majors, engaged in both academic and field work in archaeology. He's retired, and this page links to results from his work.

Formerly the British School for Archaeology in Jerusalem, the Kenyon Institute in the CBRL has at least six projects underway in Israel.

A collection of links to archaeological excavations relating to Jewish History, from the Dinur Center.

Conducts archaeological work in the Sudan, Turkey, Thailand, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates. Site in French.

Excavation news, academic education, and other information concerning ongoing excavations led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

A non-profit organization, assists researchers with organizing excavations, enlisting financial support for archaeological projects, publishing results of such projects and liaison and cooperation with other institutions in the field of publication and in a collective effort to promote the cause of archaeology.

The Israel Antiquities Authority serves as the leading professional body in the study of the archaeology of Eretz-Israel.

The Center for Old World Archaeology and Art (now the Artemis A.W. and Martha Sharp Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World) was established at Brown University in 1978 to develop and integrate courses in Old World Archaeology and Art, and to serve as a resource center.

Archaeology in the Levant; the department of anthropology conducts work in Jordan and Israel. The website contains information on current and past projects, including recent GIS studies.

The Oriental Institute in Chicago in the US has conducted work in Israel and other places in the Levant for more than a century.

Numerous articles about the archaeology of Israel have been written and are online at the Jewish Magazine.

The University of Haifa conducts quite a bit of archaeological research in the country.

The Zinman Institute of Archaeology conducts archaeological investigations throughout Israel, both academic research and cultural resource management. Emphasis on Prehistory, Biblical and Classical periods.