MICHAL ARTZY (University of Haifa; 2010–2019)

by Jennifer Munro

Michal Artzy is a professor emerita at the University of Haifa.  Her PhD, from the Dept. of Mediterranean Studies at Brandeis University, was the first ever to solve an archaeological problem using provenience analyses. She did a post doctorate utilizing science in archaeology at LBL, University of California at Berkeley, where she also taught. Upon joining the Maritime Civilization Department at the University of Haifa, she undertook studies concerned mainly with coastal archaeology, anchorages/harbors and trade utilizing science and history for furthering the understanding of mechanisms involved in the Longue durée habitation patterns of coastal sites, especially in the Carmel Coast. Prof. Artzy is presently involved in the Tel Regev project and the Kursi Beach Excavation as well as preparing publications, including the Bichrome Ware, Tel Nami and Tell Abu Hawam excavations and Moshe Dothan’s and Avner Raban’s legacies. She serves as a co-director for the Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project.