Dan Barag

Archaeological and numismatic career In 1970 Dan Barag joined the archaeological department of the Hebrew University, in 1973 he became a senior lecturer, 1978 an associate professor and in 1985 a professor.

Dan Barag continued teaching at the university until his retirement in 2003. In 1970 he led the excavation that discovered the ancient synagogue of En-Gedi. He was a specialist in the field of Numismatics. For 30 years he served as President of the Israeli Numismatics Society and head editor of its journal, Israel Numismatic Journal (INJ). A festschrift memorial edition of INJ was published in memory of Dr. Barag in 2011, with memorials written by Nitzan Amitai-Preiss and Rachel Barkai.

Barag took part in notable excavations such as: Tell Qasile, Hanita, Nahariya and Beth She‘arim. In addition Barag had several rolls in the Israel Exploration Journal, from associate editor to editor and then up to his death he was part of the Editorial Advisory Board.