EDUCATION
Ph.D., M.A., Near Eastern Archaeology, The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL), 2004
B. A.s, Near Eastern Studies; Ancient Languages, Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), 1996
UCLA UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Jerusalem the Holy City (ANE 10W)
Archaeology and Religion of Ancient Israel (ANE 162)
From the Patriarchs to the Rabbis (JewSt M182A/Hist M182A)
Fiat Lux Seminar: Ancient Warfare, Modern Concerns (ANE 19)
UCLA GRADUATE SEMINARS
All graduate seminars are listed as ANE 230.
Ebla and the Early Bronze Age
Archaeology of the Middle Bronze Age and the Amorites in the Levant (ANE 230)
Archaeology of the Late Bronze Age Levant and Empire (ANE 230)
Problems in the Archaeology of the Iron Age Levant
Ceramics of the Levant
Archaeology of Late Bronze Age Ugarit
Archaeology of the Phoenicians
History and Archaeology of Warfare in the Ancient Near East
TEACHING AND AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Archaeology of the Levant and Ancient Israel; Warfare in the Ancient Near East; Egyptian Imperialism in Canaan; Middle Bronze Age Levant and the Amorites; Jaffa (Tel Yafo); Historical Geography; Cultural Heritage Approach to Archaeological Research
OTHER ACTIVITIES
The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project, Co-Director
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA, Core Faculty, Interdepartmental Archaeology Program
Center for the Study of Religion, UCLA, Affiliated Faculty
Center for Jewish Studies, UCLA, Affiliated Faculty
ANELA (Ancient Near East--Los Angeles) Events List-serve and Facebook group. Creator and Manager
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Articles
See Curiculum Vita with links to articles on JSTOR and other online repositories.
Books
2008 “Walled Up to Heaven”: The Evolution of Middle Bronze Age Fortification Strategies in the Levant. Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant 4. Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, Indiana.
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Peilstöcker, Martin, and Aaron Alexander Burke (editors)
2011 The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 1. The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project 1. Monumenta Archaeologica 26. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Los Angeles.
Peilstöcker, Martin, and Aaron Alexander Burke (editors)
2011 The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 1. The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project 1. Monumenta Archaeologica 26. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Los Angeles.
Recipient of the American Schools of Oriental Research's G. Ernest Wright Award in 2011.
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