Dan Bahat

Dan Bahat (; born 1938 in Lviv in Poland) is an Israeli archaeologist especially known for his excavations in Jerusalem, particularly at the Western Wall tunnels.

Biography Dan Bahat was born in Poland to Polish Jewish parents who were citizens of Mandatory Palestine. The family moved to Tel Aviv in 1939 and became Israeli citizens in 1952.

In January 1992, Dan Bahat published the IAA's archaeological finding of the Western Stone, the largest ashlar stone found to date in Israel, at ca. 10–12 metres above the base of the Temple Mount's Western Wall. The stone measures in length, presumably in depth, in height, and is estimated at weighing ca. 517 tonnes (570 short tons), the world's third largest block of stone used in building.

Tel Yavne: Ibelin Castle Bahat led the two-season dig at Tel Yavne, unearthing remains of the Crusader castle of the Ibelin family.

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