Moshe Dayan remains a popular personality who devoted most of his life to the Israeli state and whose military contributions have overshadowed his illegal activities in the field of archaeology. This article offers the first examination of Dayan’s impact on archaeology in the West Bank during his tenure as Israel’s defence minister (1967–74). Dayan moulded the military government in the West Bank in its early years and was involved in appointing the staff officers charged with managing civil affairs. His approach of granting rights to the Palestinians also found expression in his administration of the military government, and most workers in archaeological contexts were Palestinians. However, in parallel to his establishment of local order, Dayan conducted illegal excavations in plain sight of local residents and illegally acquired antiquities in the region. Upon catching antiquities thieves in the Hebron Hills, he purchased their findings and encouraged them to continue excavating, undoubtedly contributing to the high number of illicit excavations. During its early years, the antiquities department he established sought to reduce these thefts; however, Dayan, who held overall responsibility for its operations, sometimes acted in direct contravention of this policy, creating local anarchy whose impact is still felt today.

Moshe Dayan 仍然是一个受欢迎的人物，他一生的大部分时间都献给了以色列国家，他的军事贡献掩盖了他在考古领域的非法活动。本文首次考察了达扬在担任以色列国防部长期间（1967-74 年）对西岸考古学的影响。大雁早年在约旦河西岸组建军政府，并参与任命负责管理民政事务的参谋。他赋予巴勒斯坦人权利的做法也体现在他对军政府的管理中，大多数考古工作者都是巴勒斯坦人。然而，在他建立地方秩序的同时，大雁在当地居民的视线范围内进行非法挖掘，并在该地区非法获取古物。在希伯伦山抓到古物盗贼后，他购买了他们的发现并鼓励他们继续挖掘，这无疑导致了大量的非法挖掘。早年，他成立的古物部门试图减少这些盗窃行为；然而，全面负责其运营的达扬有时会直接违反这一政策，造成当地的无政府状态，其影响至今仍能感受到。他建立的古物部门试图减少这些盗窃行为；然而，全面负责其运营的达扬有时会直接违反这一政策，造成当地的无政府状态，其影响至今仍能感受到。他建立的古物部门试图减少这些盗窃行为；然而，全面负责其运营的达扬有时会直接违反这一政策，造成当地的无政府状态，其影响至今仍能感受到。