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Doron Ben-Ami

Doron Ben-Ami is an Israeli archaeologist who has led the excavation at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David in Jerusalem since 2007.

born 1965The Givati Parking Lot excavationLocating the Acra fortressStructure linked to Queen Helena

Occupation: anthropologist, archaeologist
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Doron Ben-Ami was born in 1965

Doron Ben-Ami was born in 1965. His research deals with biblical archaeology and the Iron Age in the Land of Israel.

In 2003 he received his PhD from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His doctorate dealt with Tel Hazor in Iron Age I and II, under Professor Amnon Ben-Tor. He later worked as a researcher at the institute.

Ben-Ami discovered a structure near the City of David that has been linked to Queen Helena of Adiabene. In 2007 he began to direct the excavation at the Givati Parking Lot. In November 2015 he and archaeologists Yana Tchekhanovets and Salome Cohen of the Israel Antiquities Authority said that the finds placed the Acra fortress at the site.

The finds cited included a fortification wall, part of a large tower, bronze arrowheads, lead sling stones and 200 amphora handles stamped in Rhodes. In 2016 he appeared in a television series on the history of the Land of Israel and spoke about the Acra.

Milestones in Doron Ben-Ami's life

1965
Born.
2003
Received his PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2007
Began directing the Givati Parking Lot excavation.
2015
Proposed with colleagues that the Acra fortress stood at the Givati Parking Lot.
2016
Appeared in a television series on the history of the Land of Israel.