Cornell University
Intercollege Program
 

ARCHAEOLOGY  CORE  FACULTY
     
 
Jeffrey R. Zorn
Visiting Assoc. Professor,
Near Eastern Studies


jrz3@cornell.edu
607.255.1075
407 White Hall
Research
Projects
Tel Dor, Israel
Tell en-Nasbeh, Israel
Education
  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1993, Archaeology of Israel
  • M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1983, Archaeology of Israel
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1980, Mesopotamian Archaeology
 
Research Interests
Tell en-Nasbeh and the Neo-Babylonian period In Israel; Warfare In the Ancient Near East; Ancient town planning; Israelite religion and burial pratices
 
Research Experience
  • Cornell University Excavations at Tel Dor, Israel: Director, 1998-1999. Publication team, 2000-present
  • U.C. Berkeley Excavations at Tel Dor, Israel: Assistant Director, 1988-90, 91-94; Area Supervisor, 1986-90, 91-94, 97; Square Supervisor, 1985
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem Yoqneam Regional Project, Israel: Assistant Staff, 1981-1982
 
Selected Publications
2006 “The Burials of the Judean Kings: Sociohistorical Considerations and Suggestions.” In “I Will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times”; Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai Mazar on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday. edited by A. M. Maier and P. Miroschedji, 801-820. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2006.
2004 “Dor and Iron Age Chronology: Scarabs, Ceramic Sequence and 14C.” Tel Aviv 31 (2004):32-59. With Ayelet Gilboa and Ilan Sharon.
2003 “Tell en-Nas.beh and the Problem of the Material Culture of the 6th Century.” In Judah and the Judeans in the Neo-Babylonian Period, edited by O. Lipschits and J. Blenkinsopp, 413-447. Winona Lake, IN: Esienbrauns, 2003.
2001 “Wedge- and Circle-Impressed Pottery: An Arabian Connection.” In Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and Neighboring Lands in Memory of Douglas. L. Esse (Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilizations 59), edited by S. R. Wolff, 689-698. Chicago: Oriental Institute, 2001
1997 “More on Mesopotamian Burial Practices in Ancient Israel.” Israel Exploration Journal 47 (1997): 214-219.
1997 “An Inner and Outer Gate Complex at Tell en-Nasbeh.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 307 (1997): 53-66.
1994 “Estimating the Population Size of Ancient Settlements: Methods, Problems, Solutions and a Case Study.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 295 (1994):31-48.
1994 “The M(W)S.H Stamp Impressions and the Neo-Babylonian Period.” Israel Exploration Journal 44 (1994):161-183. With J. Yellin and J. Hayes.
1993 “Mesopotamian-style Ceramic ‘Bathtub’ Coffins from Tell en-Nasbeh.” Tel Aviv 20 (1993):216-224.