Aaron Burke
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2004
Office: 382 Humanities
Phone: (310) 206-7218
Fax: (310) 206-6456
E-mail:
burke@humnet.ucla.edu
Mailing Address:
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511
UCLA Appointments
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC)
Research Interests
Ancient Near Eastern Warfare; State Formation; Phoenicians; GIS and Archaeology
Research Summary
The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project (JCHP) is an interdisciplinary cultural heritage project that addresses the history and archaeology of Jaffa. The project was initiated in January 2007 by its co-directors, Martin Peilstöcker (Israel Antiquities Authority) and Aaron A. Burke (University of California, Los Angeles). It is a collaborative effort between a number of participating institutions including its senior partners, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, and other partners including Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz, Germany, and The Old Jaffa Development Company.
Additional Links
Ongoing Research Projects
Center for Jewish Studies
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