Amihai Mazar

Who is Amihai Mazar?

Amihai "Ami" Mazar is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Haifa, Israel, he is currently Professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, holding the Eleazer Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel.

Mazar has directed archaeological excavations at a number of sites in Israel that include:

Tel Qasile

Timnah - from 1977–1989

Bet She'an - from 1989–1996

Rehov - from 1997 onwards

Mazar is an author in the field of Biblical archaeology, his Archaeology of the Land of the Bible is a text used in many universities.

Mazar is married with three children and resides in Jerusalem. He is the nephew of Benjamin Mazar, one of the first generation of pioneering Israeli archaeologists after Independence, and cousin to fellow archaeologist Eilat Mazar.