Excavation, Survey and Museum Experience

Summary: Twenty-three seasons of archaeological excavation and survey in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, and the USA.

  • 2007: Co-Director of Kabri Archaeological Project, Israel, with full publication responsibilities; run by University of California at Santa Cruz and The George Washington University (Assaf Yasur-Landau and Eric H. Cline).
  • 2006-present: Associate Director (USA) at Megiddo, Israel, with directorial, excavation and publication responsibilities; Middle Bronze, Late Bronze and Iron Age remains; run by Tel Aviv University and The George Washington University (Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin and Eric H. Cline).
    • Photos from the 2006 season (I , II , III , IV )
  • 2005-present: Co-Director of Tel Kabri Regional Survey Project, Israel, with full publication responsibilities; run by Tel Aviv University and The George Washington University (Assaf Yasur-Landau and Eric H. Cline).
  • 2000 & 2004: Co-Director of Area L, Senior Staff Archaeologist, and Aegean Import Consultant at Megiddo, Israel, with full excavation and publication responsibilities; Middle Bronze, Late Bronze and Iron Age remains; run by Tel Aviv University and Penn State University (Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin and Baruch Halpern).
  • 1996 & 1998: Senior Staff Archaeologist and Aegean Import Consultant at Megiddo, Israel, with full excavation and publication responsibilities; Middle Bronze, Late Bronze and Iron Age remains; run by Tel Aviv University and Penn State University (Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin and Baruch Halpern).
  • 1994: Assistant Area and Square Supervisor at Megiddo, Israel; Middle Bronze, Late Bronze and Iron Age remains; run by Tel Aviv University and Penn State University (Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin and Baruch Halpern)
  • 1992: Team Leader on Pylos Regional Archaeological Project, Pylos, Greece; run by University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Texas at Austin and University of Reading (Jack Davis, John Bennet, Cynthia Shelmerdine and Susan Alcock)
  • 1988: Trench Supervisor at Palaikastro, Crete; Late Bronze Age town; run by the British School at Athens (J.A. MacGillivray and L.H. Sackett)
  • 1987: Trench Supervisor and Small-Finds Photographer at Ayios Dhimitrios, Cyprus; Late Bronze Age town; run by Brandeis University (Ian Todd and Alison South)
  • 1986: Instructor, Brock University Archaeological Practicum, Cyprus; run by Brock University (David Rupp); Team Leader on Canadian Paleopaphos Survey Project, Kouklia, Cyprus; run by Brock University (David Rupp); Trench Supervisor at Nea Paphos, Cyprus; Roman villa; run by Dept. of Antiquities, Cyprus (Dimitrios Michaelides)
  • 1985: Excavation member at Kataret es Samra, Jordan; Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age cemetery; run by University of Missouri Columbia (Al Leonard, Jr); Trench Supervisor at Tell el Maskhuta, Egypt; Persian/Hellenistic levels in city; run by University of Toronto (John S. Holladay)
  • 1984: Research Collaborator for development of museum exhibit on Tell Ashara, Syria (Institute of Archaeology, UCLA; Giorgio Buccellati)
  • 1983: Trench Supervisor and part time Small Finds Photographer at Ayios Dhimitrios, Cyprus; Late Bronze Age town; run by Brandeis University (Ian Todd and Alison South)
  • 1982: Volunteer at the Athenian Agora excavations; Classical/Hellenistic/Roman Athens; run by Princeton University and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (T. Leslie Shear, Jr)
  • 1981: Assistant Trench Supervisor at Tel Anafa, Israel; Hellenistic/Roman town; run by University of Michigan (Sharon Herbert); Volunteer on the Cambridge Bradford Archaeological Survey of Boeotia, Greece; run by Cambridge and Bradford Universities (Anthony M. Snodgrass and John Bintliff)
  • 1980: Volunteer at Tel Anafa, Israel; Hellenistic/Roman town; run by University of Michigan (Sharon Herbert)
  • 1979: Archaeological Technician at Gilroy, CA; California Indian site; run by 'Archaeological Associates' of California (David Van Horn)
  • 1979: Student excavator in Vermont; Colonial farmhouse; in conjunction with Archaeological Methods class; run by Dartmouth College; (Barbara MacMillan)