En-Gedi Excavations II: Final report (1996-2002) Yizhar Hirschfeld "A very large village of Jews" is how the Church Father Eusebius of Caesarea defined En-Gedi in the early fourth century CE (Onomasticon 86). This definition is expressed in striking and tangible form in the excavations conducted by us at the site. During seven years of excavation (1996-2002) we exposed streets, dwellings, shops, courtyards, storerooms, installations for processing agricultural products, water supply system, and more. The wealth of finds and the wide range of vessels uncovered during the excavations illuminate the daily life of En-Gedi's inhabitants in the Roman-Byzantine period. This book presents the principal results of our excavations at En-Gedi. Yizhar Hirschfeld is Professor of classical archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Archaeology. He is presently the director of two major excavations focused on the Roman and Byzantine periods at Ramat Hanadiv and at Tiberias. He has directed several other excavations, including the Roman Bath at Hammat Gader, the monastery of Khirbet ed-Deir and Shivta. Widely published in both Hebrew and English. His works include The Judean Desert Monasteries in the Byzantine Period, The Palestinian Dwelling in the Roman-Byzantine Period, Rammat Hanadiv Final Report, Khirbet ed-Deir Final Report, Hammat Gader Final Report, and Tiberias Final Report.