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October 16, 2007
 “The Middle Bronze Age at Ashkelon,” a lecture by Archaeologist and Harvard professor Lawrence E. Stager, will be held at Wheaton College Tuesday, October 16, at 6:30 pm.
This lecture is part of the 52nd Wheaton College Archaeology Lecture Series “Ashkelon and the Ports of the Mediterranean,” exploring the results of more than two decades of excavation at the site.
Educated at Harvard, Dr. Stager holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from the university. For the past 30 years he has directed land excavations at Idalion (Cyprus), Carthage (Tunisia), and Ashkelon (Israel). From 1985 until present, Professor Stager has been director of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon. He currently serves as the Dorot Professor of the Archaeology of Israel in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and in Anthropology at Harvard. He is the director of the Harvard Semitic Museum and general editor of its publications. His archaeological research and writing focus on ancient Mediterranean cultures of Canaanites, Phoenicians, Philistines, and Israelites.
 The lecture is free and open to the public, and will be held in Blanchard Hall, Room 339, located at 501 College Avenue in Wheaton. For more information, contact the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at 630.752.5054.
Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.
 View and print the original press release (pdf)
Pictures courtesy the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon
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