Ivory Comb Symposium
Symposium Speakers
On January 27 a symposium open to the public will be held at Southern Adventist University featuring internationally recognized scholars Yosef Garfinkel, Daniel Vainstub, and Christopher Rollston, among others.
Lynn Wood Hall Chapel
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
“A Brief History of Lachish and Canaanite Inscriptions”
Yosef Garfinkel Ph.D.
Yigael Yadin Chair in Archaeology of Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“The Archaeological Discovery of the Comb”
Katherine Hesler Ph.D. Candidate
Lanier Center for Archaeology
Lipscomb University
“The Material of the Comb and Ivory Origins”
Edward F. Maher Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Northeastern Illinois University
Madeleine Mumcuoglu Ph.D.
Research fellow at the Institute of Archaeology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“The Decipherment of the Inscription”
Daniel Vainstub Ph.D.
Professor of Bible Archaeology and Near East Studies
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
“The Significance of the Alphabet and Communication”
Christopher Rollston Ph.D.
Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
George Washington University
"Implications for the Development of Texts"
Michael G. Hasel Ph.D.
Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology.
Southern Adventist University