1984 BAS Publication Awards

Biblical Archaeology Society is please to announce the winners of the 1984 Publication Awards in Seven Categories:

1. Best Popular Book on Archaeology

Discovering Jerusalem: Recent Archaeological Excavations in the Upper City

Nahman Avigad, Hebrew University (Nelson)

“A masterpiece. This book should set the standards for the award in the coming years.”

Judges:

Oded Borowski, Emory University
Joseph A. Callaway, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Frank Moore Cross, Harvard University

2. Best Scholarly Book on Archaeology

The Material Culture of the Land of the Bible in the Persian Period 538–332 B.C.

Ephraim Stern, Hebrew University (Aris & Phillips/Israel Exploration Society)

“The first time the scholar and layperson have a lucid and thorough exposition of nearly all the available evidence for this crucial period in Israelite history.”