Amir Ganor

Datos Biográficos

ID4230053
NOMBREAmir Ganor
NOMBRESAmir
APELLIDOGanor
FIRMAGANOR A
AFILIACIONESIsrael Antiquities Authority
ORCID0000-0002-8854-1623
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS6
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2009
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • A Rock-Cut Burial Cave from the Second Temple, Period at Ḥorbat Ẓefiyya, Judean Shephelah

    Pirhiya Nahshoni, Boas Zissu et al.ARTICLEAtiqot2026

  • Archaeological Explorations Above and Below Ground at Horvat Midras, Judean Foothills, Israel

    Open AccessBoaz Zissu, Amir Ganor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ancient History and…2025Referencias: 3

    Horvat Midras is situated in the central Judean Foothills, approximately 6 km northeast of the Roman city of Beth Guvrin–Eleutheropolis, alongside the primary Roman route to Jerusalem. At its zenith during the Roman period in the 1st century CE, the settlement spanned over 12 hectares, making it one of the largest ancient rural sites in the area. This Jewish settlement was destroyed during the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–136 CE).Our excavation team un…

  • Hoard of Ptolemaic Coins found in Murabba‘at Cave II in the Judean Desert

    Eitan Klein, Gabriela Bijovsky et al.ARTICLEAtiqot2024

    Murabba‘at Cave II is situated in the cliffy area on the northern bank of Naḥal Darga, about 2 km west of the Dead Sea. It is a complex cave formed by the dissolution of Shivṭa-Formation limestone below the water table. Its total length is approximately 90 m and it has three levels. Previous excavations have shown the cave to be one of the richest in the Judean Desert in terms of finds from various periods. Among the many finds was an ancient woo…

  • The Kamon Cave Survey

    Eitan Klein, Amir Ganor et al.ARTICLEAtiqot2024

    The archaeological survey of the Kamon cave revealed several groups of finds, including a hoard of coins and jewelry; a cache comprising a lamp with agate beads inside it; several pottery vessels and an arrowhead found together in a rock crevice; and scattered pottery and metal artifacts. Based on the finds, it was concluded that the major period of human activity in the cave was at the beginning of the Hellenistic period, with meager activity du…

  • Early evidence of an archaeological dyed textile using scale-insects

    Open AccessNaama Sukenik, Uri Davidovich et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2024Referencias: 3

  • Human Figurines from the Region of Tel Halif in Light of Schematic Representations in the Chalcolithic Cultures of the Southern Levant

    Ianir Milevski, Nimrod Getzov et al.ARTICLEBulletin of the American Schools…2018

    This article presents a newly discovered figurine of chalky limestone found at a cave close to Tel Halif in the northern Negev during salvage excavations conducted after the cave was partially looted. The figurine is compared with the corpus of figurines with similar iconographic characteristics. Two exemplars found years earlier at Tel Halif itself are reexamined. In light of new data, it is suggested that these figurines should be dated to the …

  • New Discoveries at Horvat Burgin in the Judean Shephelah

    Boaz Zissu, Amir Ganor et al.ARTICLEPalestine Exploration Quarterly2013Citada por: 1Referencias: 6

    Horvat Burgin (Khirbet Umm Burj) occupies the summit of a hill in the Judean Shephelah. This article presents the results of archaeological fieldwork undertaken by the authors from 1995 to 2008, focusing on rock-cut underground cavities that had served as burial caves, hiding complexes, and agricultural installations. Most of the features discussed had been plundered; only one burial complex was found sealed. The article reviews the main issues p…

  • Horvat ̔Ethri-A Jewish Village from the Second Temple Period and the Bar Kokhba Revolt in the Judean Foothills

    Boaz Zissu, Amir GanorARTICLEJournal of Jewish Studies2009Citada por: 5

    The ancient site is located in the Judaean Shephelah, on an elongated ridge. It was founded at the end of the Persian period. The village was at its largest in the first century CE, covering an area of c. 12 dunams. Based on finds of at least four ritual baths ( miqwa̓ot ), stone vessels, pottery types, oil lamps and the coins assemblage, its inhabitants were most likely Jewish. The village was abandoned following the Jewish War against the Roman…