PEF and the Early Exploration of the Holy Land, Haifa, December 20–21, 2015

The Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) is the oldest  exploration society of the Levant. Since its establishment in 1865, PEF scholars have engaged in pioneering work in many fields of scientific research of the region. Among the PEF achievements were the first archaeological excavations in Jerusalem, the Survey of Western Palestine and also significant developments of the archaeological method by W. M. F Petrie and others.

In 2015, the PEF marks 150 years of its foundation. The University of Haifa and the Gottlieb Schumacher Institute invite paper presentations for the conference "PEF and the Early Exploration of the Holy Land". The conference will take place in Haifa on December 20–21, 2015. Papers  on  the  following  topics  or  related  topics  are welcome:

• Early scholarship work of the PEF in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• New studies/ re-assessment of PEF explored sites.  
• PEF and the study of Archaeology and History of Jerusalem.

All of the paper presentations are to be delivered in English and are limited to 20 minutes. Selected papers will be published in a proceeding volume.