David Ilan

Dr. Ilan is the Director of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology. A native of Los Angeles, he has lived in Israel since 1976. Dr. Ilan has excavated at Tel Arad with Ruth Amiran, Tel Dan with Avraham Biran and at Tel Megiddo with Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin and Baruch Halpern. Prior to joining the administration of HUC-JIR, Dr. Ilan lectured at Tel Aviv University in the Department of Archaeology. His publications deal with a wide range of subjects: the Middle Bronze Age of the southern Levant, the archaeology of death, northern Israel in the early Iron Age and the problem of antiquities plunder and trade. Continuing the work of Avraham Biran, he is now continuing the excavations of Tel Dan and preparing a series of final publications on the Tel Dan excavations with the staff of the Nelson Glueck School.

Education
  • Ph.D., Tel Aviv University (1999)
Rabbinical Studies
Cantorial Studies
Jewish Educational Studies
Jewish Nonprofit Management
Grad/Undergrad Studies
Continuing Education
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