She is the granddaughter of pioneering Israeli archaeologist Benjamin Mazar.
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Benjamin Mazar's son Ory Mazar, grandchildren Eilat Mazar and Dan Mazar and nephew Amihai Mazar all played an important role in the study and dissemination of Israeli archaeology and historical knowledge.
Among his excavations: the cemetery of Tell Abu Hawam (1952); Remnants of a church and a Byzantine settlement in Shavei Tzion (1955); Cemeteries at Tel Achziv (1958–1998) with the Istituto di Vicine Oriente in Rome, an excavation which Eilat Mazar continues to carry out.
Eilat Mazar has been a frequent spokesperson for concerns regarding the archaeology of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem while Amihai Mazar was the recipient of the 2009 Israel Prize for Archaeology.