Field School Lecture Schedule
Note: Tentative Schedule
Sunday, June 14th
Title: Gezer: History of Research and Goals and Objectives of the 2009 Season
Lecturers: Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff
Monday, June 15th
Title: Historical Geography of Ancient Israel
Lecturer: Dr. Dennis Cole
Tuesday, June 16th
Title: Archaeological Method and Theory
Lecturer: Dr. Steve Ortiz
Wednesday, June 17th
Title: Tel Gezer: Bible, Sources, and Epigraphy
Lecturer: Dr. John Strong
Thursday, June 18th
Title: The Middle Bronze Age
Lecturer: Dr Dan Warner
Friday, June 19th
Free Evening
Saturday-Sunday, June 20-21st
The South: Tour of the Judean Wilderness (Qumran, Masada, Dead Sea, En Gedi) and the Negev (Beersheba, Arad)
Monday, June 22nd
Title: Tel Gath and the Philistines
Lecturer: Dr. Aren Meier (Bar Ilan University)
Tuesday, June 23rd
Title: Tel Beth Shemesh
Lecturer: Dr. Zvi Lederman
Wednesday, June 24th
Title: Free Study Time
***Ceramic Workshop-Optional*** Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff
Thursday, June 25th
Title: The Late Bronze Age
Lecturer: Dr. Robin Knauth
Friday, June 26th
Free Evening
Saturday-Sunday, June 27-28th
Optional Study Tour/Free Days in Jerusalem: Israel Museum, Yad Vashem
Monday, June 29th
Title: Tel Gezer in the Amarna Age
Lecturer: Dr. Anson Rainey
Tuesday, June 30th
Title: The Iron Age I Period
Lecturer: Dr. Gary Arbino
Wednesday, July 1stÂ
Title: Free Study Time
***Ceramic Workshop-Optional*** Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff
Thursday, July 2nd
4th of July Party
Friday-Sunday, July 3rd-5th
The North: Caesarea, Megiddo, Sea of Galilee, Mt. of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Golan, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, etc.
Monday, July 6th
Title: Zooarchaeology
Lecturer: Dr. Liora Horowitz
Tuesday, July 7th
Title: Conservation in Archaeology,
Lecturer: Heather Reichstadt
Wednesday, July 8th
Title: Free Study Time
***Ceramic Workshop-Optional*** Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff
Thursday, July 9th
Title: The Iron Age II
Lecturer: Dr. Gary Arbino
Friday, July 10th
Free Evening
Saturday-Sunday, July 11th-12th
Free Days in Jerusalem (Bethlehem)
Monday, July 13th
Title: Modern Gezer
Lecturer: David Leichman
Tuesday, July 14th
Title: 2007 Gezer Results and Goals and Strategy for the Future
Lecturers: Dr. Steve Ortiz and Dr. Sam Wolff
Wednesday, July 15th
Final Exam
Final Party
Thursday, July 16th
Group Flight Home