ABSTRACT
The first chapter presents the development of archaeological knowledge in Zionist secular society, from the establishment of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society in 1913 to the Israel Antiquities Authority's current Cultural Heritage Project. This chapter deals with the processes that occurred within this group during the Mandate period and after 1948, the activities of the archaeological establishment as a cultural agent during the first 20 years after the establishment of the state of Israel, as well as the changes in archaeology that occurred from the 1980s onwards. Among the topics to be discussed are the transition from Jewish archaeology during the Mandate period to biblical archaeology following the consequences of the War of Independence, the transition from national archaeology to community archaeology, and the IAA Cultural Heritage Project and its significance.
