Lawrence Stager
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| Born | January 5, 1943 Syro-Palestinian archaeology Hebrew Bible |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
Lawrence E. "Larry" Stager (January 5, 1943 – December 29, 2017) was an American
Education
Stager was a first-generation college student from
Academic positions
After receiving his PhD, Stager was first employed by the
In 1986, Stager returned to Harvard, where he became the inaugural holder of an endowed chair, the Dorot Professorship of the Archaeology of Israel. Stager taught courses in
In 2009, a Festschrift for Stager was published under the title Exploring the Longue Durée: Essays in Honor of Lawrence E. Stager (Ed. J. David Schloen; Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns).
Archaeological work
Stager's most important archaeological work was conducted through the Leon Levy Expedition to Ascalon, of which he became the director in 1985. This expedition is one of the largest and lengthiest projects in Israel. The results of the dig have been published in the Harvard Semitic Museum and Eisenbrauns' Ashkelon, a series of ten volumes, the third of which was published in 2011.
Prior to his monumental undertakings at Ashkelon, Stager worked on digs at
Stager generally adhered to the traditional scholarly dating of the "
References
- ^ Sauter, Megan (2 January 2018). "In Memoriam: Lawrence Stager (1943–2017)". Biblical Archaeilogy Daily. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ J. D. Schloen, ed. Exploring the Longue Durée: Essays in Honor of Lawrence E. Stager (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2009).
External links
- "Brief Bio of Professor Stager", Harvard University, September 3, 2014, retrieved July 14, 2015.
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