Staff

Co-directors

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Yosef Garfinkel

is Yigael Yadin Professor of Biblical Archaeology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.He has directed excavations at Shaar-Hagolan, Tel Tzaf, and Khirbet Qeiyafa. He has published over 20 books on the archaeology of Israel and has exhibited the results of his excavations at the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since 2013, he is co-director of The Fourth Expedition to Lachish.

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Michael G. Hasel

PhD, University of Arizona

is Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology at Southern Adventist University. He has participated in and directed excavations in Jordan (Jalul), Cyprus (Idalion), and Israel (Ashkelon, Dor, Gezer, Ekron, Hazor, Masada, Khirbet Qeiyafa). He specializes in military tactics of Egypt and the ANE and has published several books. Since 2013, he is co-director of The Fourth Expedition to Lachish.

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Martin G. Klingbeil

DLitt, Stellenbosch University

is Associate Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Biblical Studies and Archaeology at Southern Adventist University. He has participated in excavations in Jordan (Umeiri) and Israel (Khirbet Qeiyafa, Lachish). He specializes in ancient seals and iconography and has published extensively in that field. Since 2013, he is co-director of The Fourth Expedition to Lachish.

Square Supervisors

Antonio Anobile BA., Southern Adventist University
Guilherme Brasil de Souza PhD cand., Princeton University
Matthew Bronson PhD cand., Lipscomb University
Sang Yeup Chang PhD cand., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Leif Harald Fredheim PhD., University of York
Clemente Perez Garcia MA cand., University of Vienna
Jonathan Gardner PhD cand., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Giselle S. Hasel MA, MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design
Katherine Hesler PhD cand., Lipscomb University
Hoo-Goo Kang PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Igor Kreimerman PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Silvia Menjiviar BA, Southern Adventist University
Juan Mora PhD cand., Heildelberg University
Cherie Lynn Olsen MA, Southern Adventist University
Nestor Petruk PhD cand., University of Barcelona
Celeste Voigt MA, Andrews University
Joel Willis MA cand., Georgia State University
Emlyn Da Silva MA cand., Boston University
Joy Lim JD, Regent University School of Law

CIRC Database and Information Technology

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Orna Cohen

Conservation

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Scot Anderson

PhD, University of Nebraska

is Professor of Computing, School of Computing, Southern Adventist University, and serves as the CIRC Database developer. He has participated in excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa.

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Michael Dant

MS, Andrews University

is Associate Professor of Computing, School of Computing, Southern Adventist University and served as IT manager and quadcopter pilot/trainer. He has participated in excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa and Lachish.

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Christopher Dant

MS cand., Southern Adventist University

Served as IT manager and quadcopter pilot.

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Thomas Olsen

MS cand., Southern Adventist University

served as IT associate manager and CIRC database manager. He has participated in excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa and Lachish.

Survey and Mapping

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Roland Dell'mour

Mag.

served as digital illustrator and draftsman. He has participated in previous excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa and Lachish.

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Shimon Gasanov

archaeological surveyor

has participated in various archaeological projects throughout Israel. He served as archaeological surveyor.

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Daniel M. Perez

MA, Northern Arizona University

is Museum Coordinator of the Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum, Southern Adventist University. He has participated in excavations in the United States, Uzbekistan, and Israel. He serves as archaeological surveyor, field archaeologist, and secondary quadcopter pilot.

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Jesse Rademacher

MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design

is associate professor in the School of Visual Art and Design at Southern Adventist University. He served as digital illustrator and draftsman.

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Sarahi Remolina

BFA cand., Southern Adventist University

has prior experience in traditional and digital illustration in various capacities. She served as digital illustrator and draftswoman.

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Jay Rosenberg

archaeological surveyor

serves as archaeological surveyor. He has participated as an archaeological surveyor for numerous excavations in Israel.

Epigraphy/Wet Sifting

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Anat Mendel

PhD cand., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

is a lecturer in north-west Semitic epigraphy and an assistant curator at the Collections of the Hebrew University. She served as the wet sifting project manager.

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Nestor Petruk

PhD cand., University of Barcelona

serves as square supervisor and epigraphist. He has participated in excavations in Jordan and Israel.

Zooarchaeologist

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Ed Maher

PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

is a lecturer in archaeology at North Central College specializes in anthropological theory and zooarchaeology.

Metal Objects

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Yoav Farhi

PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

is an archaeologist, numismatist, and researcher for various projects.

Illustration/Object Registrar

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Giselle S. Hasel

MA, MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design

is associate professor of Illustration and Art History in the School of Visual Art and Design, Southern Adventist University. She has been an archaeological illustrator for over 20 years.