RARE comprehensive and richly illustrated monograph on the archeological research of Jerusalem`s southeastern hill over the past 150 years - from the first excavation by Charles Warren in 1867 to the present. The author - Ronny Reich (b.1947) is an Israeli archaeologist, excavator and scholar of the ancient remains of Jerusalem, professor at the Department of Archaeology at the University of Haifa. Reich`s lengthy activities in Jerusalem have made him a prominent scholar of the city`s archaeology and history. For these contributions, he was awarded the `Jerusalem Prize for Archaeology` by the City of Jerusalem in 2000. In 2012 he was also awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, Class I. Contains over 200 color and b&w plates, a chronological table, selected bibliography, general index, index of textual references and illustration credits. 260x190 mm. 368 pages. Hardcover. Cover rubbed. Rear cover bottom corner slightly worn. Spine edges bumped. This extremely rare monograph on archeology of biblical Jerusalem by one of the foremost authorities in the field is in good condition.