King Jonathan and his Kingdom", with Ada Yardeni and Esther Eshel, in Israel Exploration Journal, 42.3/4 (1992), pp. 199–229. "Residential Caves at Qumran", with Magen Broshi, in Dead Sea Discoveries, 6 (1999), pp. 266–273. "Aqueducts in the Copper Scroll", in Copper Scroll Studies, ed. George J. Brooke and Philip R. Davies, (London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002), pp. 92–107. 'A Document from "Year 4 of the Destruction of the House of Israel"', with Ada Yardeni and Esther Eshel, in Dead Sea Discoveries, 18 (2011), pp. 1–28. His books include: Refuge Caves of the Bar Kokhba Revolt (two volumes) written with Roi Porat (Israel Exploration Society 1998). The Dead Sea scrolls and the Hasmonean state. (Grand Rapids/Mich: William B. Eerdmans Pub; Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi Press 2008). Qumran: Scrolls, Caves, History. (Jerusalem: Carta 2009). Personal life During his military service (1977–1980), Hanan Eshel met and married his wife, Esther ("Esti") Eshel, an epigraphist, with whom he wrote a number of academic articles. Eshel is survived by his wife, a son, Avshalom, a daughter, Michal, and three grandchildren. Further reading Albert I. Baumgarten, "Hanan Eshel as a Historian of the Jews" 1, Dead Sea Discoveries, Volume 18, Issue 3, pp. 279–294, 2011, E-ISSN 1568-5179. References Israeli archaeologists Dead Sea Scrolls Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni 1958 births 2010 deaths People from Rehovot