Background
Mazar, Amihai was born on November 19, 1942 in Haifa, Israel. Son of Hanoch and Batiya (Rabinooff) Mazar.
Mazar, Amihai was born on November 19, 1942 in Haifa, Israel. Son of Hanoch and Batiya (Rabinooff) Mazar.
Bachelor in Archaeology and Biblical History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1966. Master of Arts in Archeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1976.
Postdoctoral research fellow Institute Archaeology, University London, 1979—1980. Lecturer Ben-Gurion University Negev, Beer-Sheba, 1977—1981, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1977—1981, senior lecturer, 1982-1986, associate professor, 1986—1993, professor archaeology, since 1994, Eleazar Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel, since 1994. Member management committee, Archaeological Survey of Israel, 1985-1988.
Head, division biblical archaeology, Institute Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1988-1990, head, 1995-1998. Member Archaeological Council Israel, 1994-1999, Council of the Israel Antiquities Authority, since 2001. Guest professor, department oriental studies, University Pennsylvania, 1986.
Research associate, Harvard University, 1990. Field director archaeological excavations at Survey of the aqueducts of Jerusalem, 1968, Tell Qasile, 1971-1974, 82-90, Khirbet Abu et-Twein, 1974-1975, Khirbet Marjameh, 1975, 78, Tel Batash, biblical Timnah (with G.L. Kelm), 1977-1989, Giloh, 1978-1982, The Bull Site, 1978,81, Horvat Shilha, 1981, Hartuv, Early Bronze I Site (with P. de Miroschedji), 1985-1988, Tel Beth Shean, 1989-1996, Tel Rehov, since 1997.
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Member of Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society (vice-chairman 1997), Council of the Israel Exploration Society.
Married Ora Pizanti, August 30, 1964. Children: Sigal, Ran, Yotam.