Timothy P. Harrison, a renowned academic leader and scholar with decades of research experience in the Middle East, has been appointed director of the University of Chicago’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa (ISAC) and a professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
A UChicago alum, Harrison, AM’91, PhD’95. He focuses his research on the rise of early social complexity in the ancient Near East, specifically the complex societies of the Bronze and Iron Age of the Levant. He has more than 35 years of experience conducting field research, primarily in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Iraq.
Affiliated Departments and Centers:
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Subject Area:
Near Eastern Art and Archaeology