Lod, Lydda, Diospolis

ISSN 2788-5151

Studies on the Archaeology, the History and the Heritage of the City of Lod and its Vicinity

About the Journal

“Lod, Lydda, Diospolis” is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the Archaeology, the History and the Heritage of the city of Lod and its Vicinity.

Ancient Lod is one of the most important archaeological sites in Israel. However, its former glory is nowhere in evidence amids...

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Editor

Dr. Alon Shavit – C.E.O. Israeli Institute of Archaeology

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Vol. 4, 2026

Studies on the Archaeology, the History and the Heritage of the City of Lod and its Vicinity

Contents

Lod and Ramla – not Ramlod: on a Geographic Anomaly and the Longue Durée of Urban History and History

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Vol. 3, 2025

Studies on the Archaeology, the History and the Heritage of the City of Lod and its Vicinity

Contents

Marble from Lod-Diospolis: Lessons in Recycling

The Star of Lod: Decorative Wall Paintings in the City of Lod during the British Mandate Period

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Vol. 2, 2024

Studies on the Archaeology, the History and the Heritage of the City of Lod and its Vicinity

Contents

Archaeological Finds from the Biblical Periods at Lod (Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Persian Period)

Lod during the Middle Ages

Hassuna Family’s Oil Factory: Features and Functionality: an Interview with Abu-Rajeb Hassuna

The Lod Mosaic: The Conservator’s Perspective

Heritage Developing City: The Archaeological Community Project in Ancient Lod

The Sages Group in Lod at its Peak during the Yavneh Period (70-132 CE)

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Vol. 1, 2022

Studies on the Archaeology, the History and the Heritage of the City of Lod and its Vicinity

Contents

Jindās: a History of Lydda's Rural Hinterland in the 15th to the 20th Centuries CE

The Mamluk and Ottoman Cemetery in the village of Jindās

A Paleodemographic Study of the Population of Jindās, a Mamluk- and Early Ottoman-Period Village in Palestine

Tel Hadid in the Byzantine period: Preliminary survey

Bir al-Zeibaq, on the Road between Lod and Ramla, in the Ottoman Period and in Modern Era

The Affair of the Hassuna Oil Factory Initiative in Lod

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