Benjamin W. Porter

Job title: 
Professor of Middle Eastern Archaeology
Department: 
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Research interests: 

Middle Eastern archaeology, Bronze and Iron Ages, museum studies, mortuary archaeology, cultural heritage, field archaeology, archaeological method and theory

Affiliated Faculty: 

Recent Publications

Porter, Benjamin (2025) Against Moab: Interrogating the Archaeology of Iron Age Jordan. Cambridge Elements Series on the Archaeology of Ancient Israel. Cambridge University Press (refereed) (Link). 

Porter, Benjamin (2025) "Digging on Borrowed Time: The Climate Crisis, Cultural Heritage, and the Future of Middle Eastern Archaeology." S.K. Costello and S. Lepinski, eds. Ethics in Archaeological Practice, 169-184. Alexandria: American Schools of Overseas Research (Preprint). 

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