Our Staff
Researchers By Period
Early, Middle
& Late Bronze Age
Joshua T. Walton, Head of Early Bronze Age Period Research
Ph.D., Harvard University
Publications Associate, Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon
Daniel M. Master (pictured) and Mario Martin, Heads of Middle Bronze Age Research
Mario Martin, Head of Late Bronze Age Research
Iron Age
Daniel M. Master and Joshua T. Walton, Heads of Iron Age Research
Persian &
Hellenistic Periods
Kathleen J. Birney, Head of Persian- Hellenistic Period
Ph.D., Harvard University
Associate Professor of Classics, Wesleyan University
Roman Period
Jordan Ryan, Head of Roman Period Research
Ph.D., McMaster University,
Associate Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College
Islamic Period
Tracy Hoffman, Head of Islamic Period, Public Outreach Coordinator
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Head of Islamic Publications, Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon