Authors

Rachel Hachlili (“Synagogues—Before and After the Roman Destruction of the Temple”) is professor of archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel, and author of Ancient Synagogues—Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research (Leiden: Brill, 2013). She has written extensively on ancient Jewish art and archaeology in Israel and the diaspora, as well as on Jewish burial practices.

Zaraza Friedman (“Iconoclasts and Fishermen—Christian Symbols Survive”) is an independent scholar. Her research interests are in ship iconography in mosaics, ancient harbors, ancient nautical archaeology and seaway trade.