He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in archaeology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ben-Shlomo is Co-Director of the Tel Hebron and the Jordan Valley Excavation Projects. He has published more than 80 articles related to the archaeology of the southern Levant such as “Ritual Baths from the Second Temple Period at Hebron” (Judea and Samaria Resarch Studies) and “Hebron: Still Jewish in Second Temple Times” (BAR). He is the author/editor of eight books, including Tel Hebron Excavations: Final Report (with Emanuel Eisenberg).