Judaic Studies Program Information Page

ARCHAEOLOGY

Since 1993, the Judaic Studies Program has sponsored major archaeological excavations in Israel's northern Negev desert. Shortly after the peace treaty was formalized between Israel and Jordan, the program began a long-term archaeological field program in the Jabal Hamrat Fidan Region (JHF) of southern Jordan. The project aims at studying the influence of early ore procurement and metallurgy on social change from the Neolithic period through the Iron Age. UCSD graduate students play an active role in the fieldwork and laboratory studies of material from these excavations. Qualified students in the program are encouraged to use these data as part of their doctoral studies. In 2003, the program plans a major archaeological excavation at the Iron Age metal production town of Khirbet en - Nahas in the JHF research area.

In 2004-2005, the UCSD Judaic Studies Program will join in several emergency excavations along the Wadi Fidan in southern Jordan. This is part of the UCSD Summer Session Middle East Field School.

The Judaic Studies Program supports a state-of-the-art archaeological laboratory in the Social Sciences Building. A wide range of digital-based technologies is used for archaeological data and image processing that are linked through the Internet. Labs for processing pottery, stone tools, and other materials are available for student use.

PUBLICATIONS

The program produces a series of volumes: Biblical and Judaic Studies from the University of California, San Diego )published by Eisenbrauns). The Anchor Bible (Commentary, Reference Library, and Dictionary) is edited by David Noel Freedman at UCSD. The program has published four volumes that were developed from international conferences held at UCSD.

LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

The program regularly hosts international conferences and an annual series of lectures and seminars by distinguished scholars in Hebrew Bible, Archaeology, and Judaica. The Yigal Shiloh Memorial Lecture in Archaeology, is given by an archaeologist each year in memory of Professor Yigal Shiloh.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For further information contact:

University of California, San Diego
JUDAIC STUDIESPROGRAM 0104
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California 92093-0104
(858) 534-4551
email: esvalstad@ucsd.edu
http://historyweb.ucsd.edu//JudaicStud.html



ARCHAEOLOGY Since 1993, the Judaic Studies Program has sponsored major archaeological excavations in Israel's northern Negev desert. Shortly after the peace treaty was formalized between Israel and Jordan, the program began a long-term archaeological field program in the Jabal Hamrat Fidan Region (JHF) of southern Jordan. The project aims at studying the influence of early ore procurement and metallurgy on social change from the Neolithic period through the Iron Age. UCSD graduate students play an active role in the fieldwork and laboratory studies of material from these excavations. Qualified students in the program are encouraged to use these data as part of their doctoral studies. In 2003, the program plans a major archaeological excavation at the Iron Age metal production town of Khirbet en - Nahas in the JHF research area. In 2004-2005, the UCSD Judaic Studies Program will join in several emergency excavations along the Wadi Fidan in southern Jordan. This is part of the UCSD Summer Session Middle East Field School. The Judaic Studies Program supports a state-of-the-art archaeological laboratory in the Social Sciences Building. A wide range of digital-based technologies is used for archaeological data and image processing that are linked through the Internet. Labs for processing pottery, stone tools, and other materials are available for student use. PUBLICATIONS The program produces a series of volumes: Biblical and Judaic Studies from the University of California, San Diego )published by Eisenbrauns). The Anchor Bible (Commentary, Reference Library, and Dictionary) is edited by David Noel Freedman at UCSD. The program has published four volumes that were developed from international conferences held at UCSD. LECTURES AND CONFERENCES The program regularly hosts international conferences and an annual series of lectures and seminars by distinguished scholars in Hebrew Bible, Archaeology, and Judaica. The Yigal Shiloh Memorial Lecture in Archaeology, is given by an archaeologist each year in memory of Professor Yigal Shiloh. CONTACT INFORMATION For further information contact: University of California, San Diego JUDAIC STUDIESPROGRAM 0104 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, California 92093-0104 (858) 534-4551 email: esvalstad@ucsd.edu http://historyweb.ucsd.edu//JudaicStud.html