Interconnections and Regional Narratives in Mediterranean Archaeology (ca. 1700-700 BCE)

[RG #114] Interconnections and Regional Narratives in Mediterranean Archaeology (ca. 1700-700 BCE)

September 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009

Organizers:

Aren Maeir, Bar-Ilan University
Amihai Mazar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Assaf Yasur-Landau, University of California, Santa Cruz

The tension between pan-Mediterranean tendencies in history and archaeology as opposed to perspectives more oriented to the uniqueness of each regional narrative has seldom been discussed in relation to the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Eastern Mediterranean. Our research group will tackle key questions of trade, migration and other interactions in the eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1700-700 BCE, by reconciling insights from both studies that concentrate on regional archaeologies, with those dealing with intercultural contacts such as trade, migration, emulation, military conflicts and diplomacy.

2008-2009 Research Groups 2008-2009

Members

Marie-Henriette Care Gates

FELLOW

Bilkent University

Marie-Henriette is a professor in the Department of Archaeology and History of Art at Bilkent University. Her research interests are: archaeology of Bronze Age Anatolia and the Ancient Near East; and Ancient Near Eastern chronology.

Louise A. Hitchcock

FELLOW

University of Melbourne

Louise is a professor in the Centre for Classics and Archaeology and the Centre for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests are: Bronze Age Aegean archaeology.

Aren M. Maeir

FELLOW

Bar-Ilan University

Aren is a professor in the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University. His research interests are: Ancient Near Eastern archaeology; archaeology and science; and ancient weapons and warfare.

Amihai Mazar

FELLOW

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Amihai is a professor in the Institute for Archaeology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: the archaeology of Israel and its neighbours in the Bronze and Iron Ages; Ancient Near Eastern art and architecture; and history and historical geography of the biblical period.

Jeremy B. Rutter

FELLOW

Dartmouth College

Jeremy is a professor in the Department of Classics at Dartmouth College. His research interests are Aegean prehistory, Greek archaeology, and ceramic analysis.

Robert Schiestl

FELLOW

Freie Universität Berlin

Robert is a professor in the Department of Egyptology at Freie Universität Berlin. His research interests are: Egyptian archaeology, in particular 2nd millennium BCE; funerary culture; pottery; and Egyptian-Levantine relations and interactions.

Itzhaq Shai

FELLOW

Bar-Ilan University

Itzhaq is a professor in the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University. His research interests are the contact and influence between people and societies in the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant.

Amir Sumaka'i Fink

FELLOW

University of Chicago/ Tel Aviv University

Amir is a professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Chicago and Tel Aviv University.

Assaf Yasur-Landau

FELLOW

UC Santa Cruz

Assaf is a professor in the Department of History at University of California, Santa Cruz. His research interests are the interconnections between the Aegean and the Levant.

Sharon Zuckerman

FELLOW

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Sharon is a professor in the Institute for Archaeology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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