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Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar showing an ancient medallion dated to the late Byzantine period (early seventh century CE) with a shofar (ram s horn) and a Torah scroll ornament, September 9, 2013. The treasure was discovered in recent Jerusalem excavations near the Temple Mount southern wall, by members of the Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology.
Dr. Eilat Mazar, a pioneering archaeology professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalemâs Institute of Archaeology, passed away on Monday. She was 64.
Mazar was a third-generation Israeli archaeologist who participated in digs from a young age, as the granddaughter of Professor Benjamin Mazar who excavated the Land of Israel during the British Mandate period.
Archeologist Eilat Mazar, Who Made Significant Jerusalem Discoveries, Dies The Media Line Staff 05/26/2021
Dr. Eilat Mazar, a third-generation biblical archeologist who made significant discoveries in Jerusalem, has died. Mazar died on Tuesday at the age of 64 after a serious illness.
Mazar, who specialized in the Phoenician culture of Israel’s northern coastal plain, directed excavations in the City of David and the Temple Mount’s southern wall. She worked as a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology.
She participated in archaeological digs starting from a young age, as the granddaughter of Prof. Benjamin Mazar who excavated the Land of Israel during the British Mandate period.
One of Israel’s leading archaeologists and a dear friend of CBN, sixty-four-year-old Dr. Eilat Mazar died on May 25th. For years, Mazar served as an archaeology professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology.