Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA)

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The Department of Antiquities of the State of Israel was founded on July 26, 1948, Its activities were based on British Mandate Antiquities ordinances. In 1978, the Mandate ordinances were superseded by the Law of Antiquities that was passed by the Knesset. In 1990, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) was established and replaced the Department of Antiquities.

The archive of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) essentially continues the archive from the British Mandate era. Following the conquest of Palestine by British forces, headed by General Allenby in 1918, the documentation and data collecting of ancient and archaeological sites had begun. Once a civil government was established by the British Mandatory Authorities in 1920, the Department of Antiquities was created and the archive had become an integral part of it.

http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_eng.aspx?sec_id=19&subj_id=237 http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:00 -15:00 hrs.

Visiting the archives by appointment and written application is required in advance.

Entry prepared on November 2018.

http://www.antiquities.org.il/modules_eng.aspx?Module_id=29 http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/

Author: Open Jerusalem http://www.openjerusalem.org/