In discussing the state of archaeology in Israel in his time, David Ussishkin commented in the 1980s that the designation "Israeli archeology" no longer represents a single uniform methodological approach; rather, its scope covers numerous different archaeological schools, disciplines, concepts, and methods currently in existence in Israel.
Ketika membahas keadaan arkeologi di Israel dalam zamannya, David Ussishkin berkomentar pada tahun 1980-an bahwa sebutan "arkeologi Israel" tidak lagi mewakili satu pendekatan metodologis seragam; sebaliknya, ruang lingkupnya meliputi berbagai bidang arkeologi, disiplin ilmu, konsep, dan metode yang saat ini ada di Israel.