February 05, 2008

Archaeology and Jerusalem

Can archaeology help bring peace in that city?

Speak of archaeology and most in the western world think of Israel, with Jerusalem at its center. That’s the result of cultural attachments through the religion(s) we have inherited.

A fascinating study of archaeology in this area is presented by Raphael Greenberg in the latest Jewish Quarterly and is worth a read. Greenberg examines the history and motivation of the pursuit of archaeology and concludes by asking whether archaeology could contribute to peace in Jerusalem? To this end he makes some suggestions.

Greenberg has been involved in archaeology in Jerusalem since the 1970's. He has worked for the Israel Antiquities Authority and is a Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University.

My suggestion – the whole article is worth a read.

H/T to Claude Mariottini

Topic Tags: archaeology, Jersualem, Jewish Quarterly, Raphael Greenberg, Temple

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by Peter Nathan

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