Pessah Bar-Adon,his field of expertise is archaeologist

Pessah Bar-Adon

Date of Birth :

1907

Place of Birth :

Kolno, Poland

Country :

Poland

Field of Expertise :

archaeologist

Educational background :

Educated in a Jewish orthodox school and in Yeshivas. Degree in Middle-Eastern studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Acheivements / Contributions :

Bar-Adon was involved in many archeological excavations, among them: Bet Shearim, Tel Bet Yerah, and the discovery of the Nahal Mishmar hoard. He engaged in archaeology until the age of 70.

Bibliography :

Pessah Bar-Adon (Hebrew: פסח בר-אדון; b. 1907, d. 1985) was a Polish-born, Israeli archaeologist and writer.Born Pessah Panitsch in Kolno, Poland, to a Zionist, ultra-orthodox family, he was educated in a Jewish orthodox school and in Yeshivas. He immigrated to Israel in 1925. While working in housing and road construction to support himself, he studied for a degree in Middle-Eastern studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.