Amos Kloner (Hebrew: עמוס קלונר; February 26, 1940 – March 16, 2019) was an Israeli archaeologist andprofessor emeritus.^[1]

Amos Kloner taught in the Martin Szusz Department of the Land of Israel Studies atBar Ilan University inRamat Gan. His fields wereHellenistic,Roman andByzantine archaeology.^[2]

One of Kloner's most important work was the research regarding underground cavities inJudaea, the research proved the connection between theBar Kokhba revolt and the fact that most cavities were used asBar Kokhba hiding complexes.^[3] Kloner along withBoaz Zissu led theIsrael Antiquities Authority's excavations and research of theSecond Temple period of theNecropolis ofJerusalem.^[4] One of the findings was theTalpiot Tomb in 1980.^[5] In the 1990s, he was on the team that excavated theByzantine site ofBeit Guvrin.^[6]

• Amos Kloner; Agudah le-seḳer arkheʼologi shel Yiśraʼel (2003).Survey of Jerusalem: the northwestern sector, introduction and indices. Israel Antiquities Authority.ISBN 978-965-406-080-6.
• Amos Kloner; Donald T. Ariel (2003).Maresha Excavations Final Report: Subterranean complexes 21, 44, 70. Israel Antiquities Authority.ISBN 978-965-406-150-6.
• Adi Erlich; Amos Kloner (31 March 2010).Maresha Excavations Final Report II: Hellenistic Terracotta Figurines from the 1989-1996 Seasons. Israel Antiquities Authority.ISBN 978-965-406-212-1.
• Amos Kloner; Adi Erlich (2008).Maresha Excavations Final Report: Hellenistic terracotta figurines from the 1989-1996 seasons. Israel Antiquities Authority.ISBN 978-965-406-201-5.
• Amos Kloner; Boaz Zissu (2007).The Necropolis of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period. Peeters.ISBN 978-90-429-1792-7.
• Gideon Avni; Uzi Dahari; Amos Kloner (2008).The necropolis of Bet Guvrin-Eleutheropolis. Israel Antiquities Authority.ISBN 978-965-406-214-5.

• Israeli archaeologists
• Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University
• 1940 births
• 2019 deaths

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