Eric H. Cline

Eric H. Cline (born September 1, 1960) is an author, historian, archaeologist, and professor of ancient history and archaeology at The George Washington University in Washington DC, where he is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations [1] as well as Director of the GWU Capitol Archaeological Institute. [2] He is also the advisor for the undergraduate archaeology majors, for which he was awarded the GWU Award for "Excellence in Undergraduate Departmental Advising" (2006).[3]

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Background

Cline received his B.A. in Classical Archaeology at Dartmouth College in 1982 and his M.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Yale University in 1984. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship (Greece) in 1989 and in 1991 received his Ph.D. in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania. He has served as a Trustee and Board Member (in addition to holding various other offices) for both the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Schools of Oriental Research.[4]

Field work

He is an active field archaeologist with 28 seasons of excavation and survey experience in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, Greece, Crete, and the United States, including eight seasons at the site of Megiddo (biblical Armageddon) in Israel, where he is Associate Director (USA). [5] [6] He is also Co-Director of the renewed excavations at Tel Kabri, Israel.[7]

Selected awards and recognition

A three-time winner of the Biblical Archaeology Society's "Best Popular Book on Archaeology" Award (2001, 2009 and 2011) [8] and a popular lecturer, he has also won both national and local teaching awards, including the national "Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching" Award from the Archaeological Institute of America (2005) and the GWU "Morton Bender Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching" Award (2004), [9] as well as the highest award given at GWU for scholarly research, the "Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Award for Faculty Scholarship" (2011).[10]

Selected publications (books)

He is the author or editor of 11 books and nearly 100 articles, including:[11]

Selected television appearances

Dr. Cline has appeared in numerous television documentaries for the National Geographic Channel, the Discovery Channel, the BBC, PBS, and the History Channel. [12]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Eric H. Cline". Faculty page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "People". Official website. GWU Capitol Archaeological Institute. http://archaeology.columbian.gwu.edu/people/. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Advising". Faculty page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/EHC_Advising.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Home". Faculty page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/index.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Excavations". Faculty page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/EHC_Excavations1.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  6. ^ "The Megiddo Expedition". Front Page. The Tel Aviv University. http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/index.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "Staff". Dig Kabri 2011. The George Washington University and University of Haifa through WordPress. http://digkabri2011.wordpress.com/staff/. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c d "Dr. Eric Cline Wins 2011 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Award - Best Popular Book on Archaeology". GW Anthropology Blog. August 10, 2011. http://gwanth.blogspot.com/2011/08/dr-eric-cline-wins-2011-biblical.html. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Awards". Faculty Page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/EHC_Awards.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  10. ^ "Professor Eric Cline Receives 2011 Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Faculty Scholarship". GW Anthropology. 7 April 2011. http://gwanth.blogspot.com/2011/04/professor-eric-cline-receives-2011.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  11. ^ "Research - Books". Faculty page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/EHC_Research.htm#Books. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  12. ^ "ClineWatch". Faculty page. Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - The George Washington University. http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/EHC_ClineWatch.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2011.