Just past? : the making of Israeli archaeology / Raz Kletter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kletter, Raz.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel. Rashut ha-ʻatiḳot--Officials and employees.

Israel.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Political aspects--Israel.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Archaeologists--Israel.

Archaeologists.

Israel--Antiquities--Political aspects.

Israel--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 362 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The land of Israel is rich in history and material culture and has long been the location of extensive archaeological excavation. Just Past? examines the origins of Israeli archaeology in the 1950s and 1960s. Drawing on previously unpublished documentary material, the study offers a history of intriguing finds, failures and dreams. Just Past? covers a range of topics, from the 1948 war to the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums, issues of foreign aid, and the political circumstances behind the decision to start excavations at Masada. Highlighting the centrality of politics to archaeology in Israel/Palestine, Just Past? presents an assessment of the origins of Israeli archaeology which will be invaluable to students and scholars of history and archaeology.

Contents:

Archaeology and the 1948 war

Abandoned places, new places

Foreign aid

Frozen funds

A battalion of guards

Relief work

Man robs his land : "agreement" with General Dayan

"Gold of Ophir for Beth-Horon" : 3,000 shekels

The building beyond the border : the PAM, 1948-67

A building of dreams : a home for the IDAM and the origins of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

A dead man on the council : the story of the supreme archaeological body in Israel

"But trust comes from the heart" : travels with the Government Tourist Corporation

"Whether in a courtyard of a synagogue, in a courtyard adjacent to a synagogue, or under a synagogue" : the Safad affair

The policy of salvage and early Israeli excavations

Myths and conclusions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-343) and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49135-1

1-315-71124-9

1-317-49136-X

1-84553-721-1

9781315711249

OCLC:

742332794