Israel Exploration Journal
Encyclopedia
The Israel Exploration Journal (Isr Explor J, IEJ) is a semi-annual academic journal
which has been published by the Israel Exploration Society
since 1950. It primarily covers research in archaeology
, but also history
and geography
relating to Israel
and the surrounding areas. The editors are Shmuel Ahituv and Amihai Mazar.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
which has been published by the Israel Exploration Society
Israel Exploration Society
The Israel Exploration Society was founded in 1914 as the Society for the Reclamation of Antiquities, then renamed the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society...
since 1950. It primarily covers research in archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
, but also history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
relating to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and the surrounding areas. The editors are Shmuel Ahituv and Amihai Mazar.