The West Bank and East Jerusalem Archaeological Database

The West Bank and East Jerusalem Database was a project conducted by Dr Rafi Greenberg and myself in Tel Aviv University between 2005 and 2009. This project included the compilation of data regarding all surveys and excavations conducted in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem by Israel since 1967. This database is a synthesis of all archaeological and administrative data deriving from Israeli sources (Israel Antiquities Authority, Staff Officer for Archaeology in Judea and Samaria, academic institutions in Israel). It includes approximately 6,000 surveyed sites and 1,000 excavated sites. The database has a preliminary and final publications, and can also be search online on USC or DAAHL websites.


Links

Project page on Tel Aviv University website
http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/abraham/archaeological-database.html

Project page on Archaeology in Jerusalem Past and Present website
http://www.alt-arch.org/westbank.php

ASOR Open Archaeology Award 2009
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/asor-open-archaeology-prize-2009.html

USC Website
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/wbarc/

The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land
http://daahl.ucsd.edu/


Press Coverage and More Links

Los Angeles Times
Digital map reveals Israeli archaeology
20 November 2009
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/11/a-searchable-map-detailing-40-years
-of-israeli-archaeological-work-in-the-west-bank-and-east-jerusalem-developed-for-the-usc.html

Science Magazine
Map of 7000 Holy Land Archaeological Sites Recognized
20 November 2009
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/map-of-7000-hol.html

CBS
Archaeologists Create Online Map Of The Holy Land
21 November 2009
(Not available online)

Futurity
West Bank map could inform peace talks
23 November 2009
http://futurity.org/society-culture/west-bank-map-could-inform-peace-talks/

Heritage Key
The Archaeological Landscape of the Southern Levant Mapped
23 November 2009
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/archaeological-landscape-southern-levant-mapped

GIS Development
Map depicting Israeli archaeology bags Open Archaeology Prize
23 November 2009
(Not available online)

State Scientific and Productive Center Pryroda
Map depicting Israeli archaeology bags Open Archaeology Prize
24 November 2009
http://www.pryroda.gov.ua/en/index.php?newsid=5002118

The Chronicle of Higher Education
Can Google Maps Help Define an Israeli-Palestine Border?
01 December 2009
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Can-Google-Maps-Help-Define-an/9030/

The Art Newspaper
Israel and Palestine: Who Owns What?
25 May 2011
Download Article
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Israel+and+Palestine%3a+who+owns+what%3f/23589



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