Boaz Zissu

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Boaz Zissu
Boaz Zissu at Herod's Family Tomb, Jerusalem, 2009
Born	(1966-04-29) April 29, 1966 (age 58)
Nationality	Israeli
Citizenship	Israel
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation	Archaeologist
Employer	Bar-Ilan University
Known for	Archaeology of the late Second Temple period and Bar Kokhba revolt
Title	Professor

Boaz Zissu (Hebrew: בועז זיסו) is an Israeli archaeologist who serves as a professor of classical archaeology in the Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University since 2004. From 2014 to 2017, he served as the department head. Additionally, he holds the position of chief editor for the Israel Numismatic Journal, a publication dedicated to the study of ancient coins.^[1]

Boaz Zissu's research and archaeological fieldwork primarily focuses on the Bar Kokhba revolt and the archaeology of Israel during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. His interests also include historical geography, settlement patterns, and ancient Near Eastern agricultural practices.^[1]