An Archaeologist of American origin, who assisted Sir Flinders Petrie in his first excavation at Tell Hesi. Bliss was the one of those who set the foundations for modern archaeological research in Israel. With Archibald C. Dickesy he excavated Mount Zion and the City of David (1894-1879) by means of tunnels – a popular excavation method that turned out to be ruinous in the long run.