Famous Biblical Archaeologists

BAR readers have long enjoyed learning about the Biblical world’s most important and exciting finds from the actual archaeologists who excavate and study them—legendary archaeologists and Biblical scholars like Yigael Yadin, William F. Albright and William Dever. Now, in these articles and interviews, hand-selected by Biblical Archaeology Society editors especially for members of the BAS Library, you can learn even more about the intriguing life stories and professional accomplishments of these brilliant scholars.
BAR Interviews Yigael Yadin
BAR, Jan/Feb 1983
by Hershel Shanks
Benjamin Mazar Reminisces
BAR, May/June 1984
by Bill Clark
A Life of Albright
BAR, June 1976
by Hershel Shanks
Kathleen Kenyon’s Anti-Zionist Politics—Does It Affect Her Work?
BAR, Sep 1975
by Hershel Shanks
Is This Man a Biblical Archaeologist? BAR Interviews William Dever—Part One
BAR, Jul/Aug 1996
by Hershel Shanks
Is the Bible Right After All? BAR Interviews William Dever—Part Two
BAR, Sep/Oct 1996
by Hershel Shanks
BAR Interviews Amihai Mazar—A New Generation of Israeli Archaeologists Comes of Age
BAR, May/June 1984
by Hershel Shanks
BAR Interview: Yigal Shiloh—Last Thoughts
BAR, Mar/Apr 1988
by Hershel Shanks
BAR Interview: Yigal Shiloh—Last Thoughts, Part II
BAR, May/June 1988
by Hershel Shanks