University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty Member, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Asst. Prof. of Archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Levant
About
Aaron Burke is Asst. Prof. of the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Levant in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. He received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern archaeology from The University of Chicago in 2004. Since 1997 has participated in excavations in Israel, Egypt, and Turkey. Since 2007 he is co-director of the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project, a multi-disciplinary archaeological research project focused on the exploration of pre-modern Jaffa in Israel.
His research interests include the archaeology of ancient Israel, Bronze Age Levantine society, and the archaeology of warfare. His present line of research focuses on the cultural and institutional foundations of ancient Israelite society, in particular through the exploration of the culture and institutions of the Amorites during the second millennium BC.
He has authored a monograph on Middle Bronze Age fortifications strategies and a number of articles addressing his primary research interests.
Contact Information
http://www.nelc.ucla.edu/people/faculty/burke/
UCLA Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
MC: 151105
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511
310-206-7218
