Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures

As a student in this Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures program of Tel Aviv University , you will study with world-renowned archaeological scholars, while you gain academic knowledge, practical experience, and ancient language skills.

Each of our excavations is led by our faculty, where you are working with up-to-date, modern, scientific tools in the area's archaeological and historical studies.

Key facts

• Learn state-of-the-art methods of field archaeology and engage on the fault lines between archaeology and biblical text.
• Excavate the world’s most iconic archaeological sites; Masada, Jerusalem's City of David, Tel Azeka, Tel Moza, and more.
• Learn and work side by side in the field with world-renowned archaeological scholars.
• Acquire an ancient language. The program offers a different ancient language course every year, including Akkadian, Hittite, Ancient Egyptian, and Biblical Hebrew
• Earn your MA in one year, well prepared for an academic or professional career

Career:

Coming from a variety of backgrounds, our alumni often choose to stay in the field of Archaeology, carving out successful and satisfying careers at research institutions and organizations both in Israel and abroad such as: The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Nature and Parks Authority, the Society for the Protection of Nature, the Israel Existing Foundation (KKL)*. Additional roles include:

• Museum curation
• Consultation for cultural resource and heritage firms
• Teaching and management roles

Courses include:

• Field Archaeology: Theory and Method

• The archaeology and history of the land of the Bible in the Late Bronze Age
• The archaeology and history of the land of the Bible in the Early Iron Age

• The archaeology and history of the land of the Bible in the Iron Age

• The archaeology and history of the Southern Levant during the Persian and Hellenistic Periods

• Introduction to the Prehistory of the Levant

• Introduction to Writing and Literature in Mesopotamia
• Interconnectivity in the 2nd Millennium BCE Eastern Mediterranean

• Iron Age Transjordan: Archaeology, History and Biblical Traditions

• Monetization of the Southern Levant