Macalister, Bliss excavated several sites in the Shephelah region of modern Israel, helping to improve the chronology of the region. His excavation reports appeared frequently in the Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund, and included the first jar handle stamped by one of the Hebron LMLK seals (in 1899, this was also the first one with a 4-winged icon) as well as the first complete MMST inscription (in 1900). He was dismissed as the head of the Fund in 1900 due to a disagreement with his peers over the handling of artefacts retrieved from archaeological digs and their transferal to Istanbul at the behest of the Ottoman authority.
Macalister, Bliss conducted several excavations in the Shephelah region of modern Israel, contributing to a better understanding of the area's chronology. His excavation reports frequently appeared in the Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund and included significant discoveries such as the first jar handle stamped with a Hebron LMLK seal and the first complete MMST inscription.