Education

1. Licensed Tour guide, 2010.
2. MBA, Derby University. 2010. Topic of Paper: Tourists Satisfaction of private tour guides.
3. M.A. degree at the Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2003. Topic of the paper: The Coins of the Itureans.
4. B.A., Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1995. Major in Biblical-Classical Archaeology. Secondary studies in Christianity and Art History.
5. Army service 1986-89, paratroopers unit.
6. High school at Kibbutz S’de-Eliyahu (Beth-Shean valley, Israel). Full matriculation (major in technology and the humanities).

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My Publications

- (forthcoming) Archaeological Riddles.

- 2011. Tel Gezer. YNET, 20.10.11 [Hebrew]

- 2011. Macdonald’s at Masada: over commurcialism or proper public service?. YNET.CO.IL, 19.9.11 [Hebrew]

- 2011. Day trip: Last chance to see Khirbet Midras excavations. JPOST, 11.2.11.

- 2011. Last call: come see the church before its covered. YNET, 11.2.11 [Hebrew]

- 2011. Presenting Bethpage. YNET, 25.1.11 [Hebrew]

- 2010. Mary Magdalene’s Synagogue?. Jerusalem Post, Christian Edition. 12.4.2010.

- 2010. Who moved the Ladder. BAR 36/1:14.

- 2008. New Finds from the City of David. YNET.CO.IL, 4.8.08 [Hebrew]

- 2008. Down Under: What’s Really Beneath the Cave of the Patriarchs. Shiurtimes Nov. 2008.

- 2007. Mystery: Where was Jesus Born?. YNET.CO.IL, 25.12.07 [Hebrew]

- 2007. Following a Mystery: Where were the Maccabees buried?.  YNET.CO.IL, 4.12.07 [Hebrew]

- 2007. (With Notis M., Shugar A., and Ariel D.T.). Chemical Composition of the Isfiya and Qumran Hoards. In Michael D. et al. (Eds) Archaeological Chemistry- Analytical Techniques and Archaeological Interpretation (ACS Symposium Series 968). Chapter 14, pp. 258-274.

- 2006. Catalogue of the Iturean coins. Israel Numismatic Review 1:51-72.

- 2006. Good money. The rise and fall of the Tyrian Shekel. Et-Mol 188:5-7. [Hebrew].

- 2006. The Iturean religion and the Origin of the Heliopolitan cult. Cathedra 119:5-12. [Hebrew].

- 2003. (with E. Negev and Y. Koren). Avraham Negev, Scholar of the Nabateans in the Negev. In O. Rimon (ed.). The Nabateans in the Negev. Haifa. Pp. 79-83 (English summary on pp. 47*-49*).

- 2002. Certain Iturean Coins and the Origin of the Heliopolitan Cult. Israel Numismatic Journal 14:84-98.

- 2000. The Secrets of the Balsam. TevaHadvarim 58:99-107 [Hebrew].

- 2000. The Antiquities of Jericho. Tsalul 15:10-11 [Hebrew]

- 1999. Fit for a Feast. Eretz 67:57-60.

- 1999. The oldest of them all. Eretz 64:67-69 [Hebrew].

- Since 1996: author of the column News from Jerusalem in the Australian periodical Archaeological Diggings.

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Major Work Experience

- Since 2011. Lecturer of class: Jerusalem Through the Ages: History and Archaeology, at the Hebrew Univerosity, Jerusalem.

- Since 2010. Lecterur on history and Archeology of Israel at program for Diplomats, at IDC, Herzelia.

- 2009. Consulting to a production of “Travel channel” about the Copper scroll and the caves at Qumran.

- Since 2008. Establishing a private tour guide company and  ”Danny the Digger” brandname.

- 2007-2010: Lecterur and guide at Tour guide courses  in Isreael School of Tourism.

- 2006: Advisor for an Australian TV production on archaeological background of the Da Vinci Code Novel.

- 2002: Scientific editor of a book about the archaeology of the Negev.

- Since 2000: Guide for IMPH program; Beth-Shemesh excavations; Tagliot; Kedem; and Psefas.

- 1997-2000: Guide for Israel Antiquities Authority; Shrine of the Book; Bible Lands Museum.

- 1996: Research assistant to the numismatic collection of the Institute of archaeology at the Hebrew University.