Jill

C.

Katz

Clinical Professor of Archaeology

Email:

jckatz@yu.edu

Office Phone:

646-592-4174

Office Address:

Beren campus - 215 Lexington Ave
Room#608

Education:

AB, Harvard University

PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Jill Katz CV

Biography:

Jill (Citron) Katz teaches archaeology and anthropology at Yeshiva University with a specialty in biblical archaeology.

Teaching and Research Interests:

Jill Katz has excavated at several sites in Israel, including Ashkelon, Tel Haror/Gerar, Tell es-Safi/Gath, and most recently at Jerusalem's Ophel. Her research interests focus on the relationship between Canaanites, Philistines, and Israelites in the Land of Israel during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Throughout the years, she has brought dozens of Yeshiva University students with her to excavate in Israel.

Publications:

The Archaeology of Cult in Middle Bronze Age Canaan: The Sacred Area at Tel Haror, Israel (2009)

Find Jill C. Katz’s publications on YAIR: Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository

Email:

jckatz@yu.edu

Office Phone:

646-592-4174

Office Address:

Beren campus - 215 Lexington Ave
Room#608

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Recent courses:

BIBL 4911 Biblical Archaeology

JHIS 1150 History of Jerusalem

JHIS 4937 Classical Jewish Archaeology

JST 1640 Biblical Archaeology

SOCI 1950 Sociology of Food

SOCI 2601 Intro to Anthropology

SOCI 2611 Cultural Anthropology

SOCI 2621 Intro to Archaeology

SOCI 2625 Archaeology of Israel

SOCI 2626H Archaeology Fieldwork