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Dr. Meir Edrey

Co-founder of FARLI

Curriculum Vitae

Education
  • 2005 : "Digging Archaeologist authorization" from Tel-Aviv University.
  • 2006 : B.A. degree from Tel-Aviv University, the Department of Classical Studies, Classic archaeology & the Department of Archaeology & Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Magna cum laude. 
  • 2016 : Fast track doctorate degree from the department of Vorderasiatische Archäologie at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Magna cum laude (submitted in 2014).
Excavations and Surveys 
  • 2005 : Area supervisor at the Yavneh-Yam Excavations Project on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
  • 2006 : Area supervisor at the Apollonia–Arsuf Excavations Project on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
  • 2007 : Area supervisor at a salvage excavation at Mazliah (Ramla-south), on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2007 : Area supervisor in the Yavneh-Yam Excavations Project on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
  • 2008 : Area supervisor in a community excavation as part of the Otford District Archaeology Group (ODAG) at Wickham Field, Otford, England.
  • 2009 : Area supervisor at a salvage excavation at Mamila, Jerusalem, on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2009 : Area supervisor at the Apollonia–Arsuf Excavations Project on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
  • 2009 : Director of a salvage excavation at Bet-Dagan on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2009 : Director of a salvage excavation at Arnona, Jerusalem, on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2010 : Director of a salvage excavation at the French Hospital compound, Jaffa, of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2011 : Co-director of a salvage excavation at the Kishleh compound, Jaffa on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2011 : Co-director of a salvage excavation at Horvat Hermas, Rehovot on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2013-2014 : Director of salvage excavations in the Bet Shemesh area as part of the Ramat Bet Shemesh Project on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology and the Israeli Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2015 : Field Director of a preliminary excavation at Tel Azekah on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2015 : Director of a salvage excavation at Al-Mughar, on behalf of the Israeli Antiquities Authority.
  • 2016 : Co-director of a salvage excavation at ‘Atarot industrial zone, Jerusalem, on behalf of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology.
  • 2016 : Staff member and Area Supervisor at the Tell Keisan Excavations project, on behalf of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Publications

    Edrey, M. 2008. The Dog Burials at Achaemenid Ashkelon Revisited. Tel Aviv 35/2: 267-282.

    Edrey, M. 2013. A Dog Cult in Persian Period Judah. In: Ackerman-Lieberman, P.I., and Zalashik, R. eds. A Jew's         Best Friend? The Image of the Dog throughout Jewish History. Brighton: 12-35.   

    Edrey, M. 2016. Agricultural Installations at Ramat Bet Shemesh West. Salvage Excavation Reports 10: 125-131.

    Edrey, M. 2016. A Mamluk Period Cemetery at Bet-Dagan. Salvage Excavation Reports 10: 172-178. 

    Edrey, M. 2016. A Stone Quarry at Arnona, Jerusalem. Salvage Excavation Reports 10: 243-247.

    Edrey, M. The Phoenicians in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Iron Age I-III: Ethnicity and Identity in Light         of the Material Culture (AOAT). Accepted.

    Edrey, M. Phoenician Ethnogenesis: The Crucial Role of Landscape in the Shaping of Phoenician Culture.                             Forthcoming. 

    Edrey, M. Towards a Definition of the Pre-Classical Phoenician Temple in the Southern Levant. Forthcoming. 

    Edrey, M. The Canaanite Origin of Iron Age Philistine Temples. Forthcoming. 

    Herzog, Z., Edrey, M. and Gross, B. eds. Jaffa: Final Reports of the Excavations of the Mound and its Surrounding         Cemeteries (Salvage Excavation Reports). Tel Aviv. In preparation. 

    Edrey, M., Ajami, M., and Harpak, T. eds. Horvat Hermas: Final Report. In preparation. 

    Edrey, M. and Harpak, T. Al-Mughar: Final Report. HA-ESI. In preparation. 

    Edrey, M. The Agricultural Hinterland of Zanoah, Ramat Bet Shemesh. Salvage Excavation Reports. In                               preparation. 

    Edrey, M. The Agricultural Hinterland of Bet Natif, Ramat Bet Shemesh. Salvage Excavation Reports. In                             preparation. 

    Edrey, M. and Samet, I. Khirbet A-Ram: A Crusader Village in the Outskirts of Jerusalem (Salvage Excavation                 Reports). Tel Aviv. In preparation.

 

Academic Fellowships, Grants, Awards

  • 2005 : The Henke Tannenbaum Scholarship Foundation. 
  • 2006 : The Hertie Foundation Stipendium.
  • 2008 : The Minerva Fellowship Stipendium.