Prof. Eshel published several books and over 200 articles. His outstanding research dealt with the Qumran scrolls and the Hasmonean state, certificates from the Bar Kochba rebellion period, numismatics of the period, and more.
Prof. Eshel, historian and senior archaeologist, graduate of the Hebrew University, and professor in the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archeology named after Martin (Zos) at Bar-Ilan University.
Prof. Eshel headed the department in 2002-2004 and headed the Yeselzon Center for the Study of Israel's History in the Light of Epigraphy.
Prof. Eshel was a world-renowned expert on the history and archeology of the Dead Sea cult in Qumran and the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Eshel began his archaeological journey with excavations in the Jericho Shoulder Caves where he discovered unique findings from the Chalcolithic period and letters from the Second Temple period, and later he managed the excavation at the Ytir ruins. In recent years, Eshel has conducted a number of excavations in Qumran, and in several caves in the Judean desert where Jewish refugees arrived at the end of the Bar Kochba revolt.
Prof. Eshel published several books and over 200 articles. His outstanding research dealt with the Qumran scrolls and the Hasmonean state, certificates from the Bar Kochba rebellion period, numismatics of the period, and more.
His books were recently published: "The Caves of Refuge from the Bar Kochba Revolt Period", "Carta Guides: Qumran, Masada, Ein Gedi" and "Qumran Scrolls and the Hasmonean State".
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