CURRICULUM VITAE I. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS A. Teaching 2009- Present Jeffers R. Chertok Professor of Ancient History Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA USA 2006-2009 Assistant Professor, Department of History Eastern Washington University 2004-2006 Instructor, Department of History Eastern Washington University 2003-2004 Adjunct Professor, Liberal Arts Westwood College Chicago, Illinois 2002-2003 Adjunct Professor, Department of History University of South Carolina at Hilton Head Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 1996-1999 Adjunct Professor of Archaeology University of Indianapolis in Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus 1991-1994 Adjunct Visiting Professor, Department of History and Department of Religion University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana
1988-1989 Instructor of Humanities InterCollege (Now University of Nicosia) Nicosia, Cyprus B. Administrative 1996 - Present Director, Rantidi Forest Archaeological Project, Paphos District, Cyprus A Multi-Site, Diachronic, Landscape Survey, Rescue, and Excavation Mission II. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS A. Articles Forthcoming: The Writing Systems of Ancient Cyprus, In Writing Systems of the World, 2 nd ed., edited by Peter R. Daniels. Oxford: University Press. 2012 The Syllabic Inscriptions of the Sanctuary at Lingrin tou Dhigeni Part I. Report of the Rantidi Forest Excavations, Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus: 1-29. 2009 The Warrior Goddess of the Kings: Cypriote Athena-Anat, Medelhavsmuseet Focus on the Mediterranean 5: 24-35. Proceedings of the International Conference Finds and Results from the Swedish-Cyprus Expedition 1927-1931: A Gender Perspective. 2007 The Rantidi Forest Excavations 1996-2007: A Preliminary Report, Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus: 175-192. 2002a The Display and Viewing of the Syllabic Inscriptions of Rantidi Sanctuary. In Script and Seal Use on Cyprus in the Bronze and Iron Ages, edited by J. S. Smith, 155-212. Boston: Archaeological Institute of America. AIA Colloquia and Conference Paper 4. 2002b Gender, Sex and the Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions: Females in the Written Record of Ancient Cyprus, in Engendering Aphrodite: Women and Society in Ancient Cyprus, edited by N. Serwint and D. Bolger, 397-418. Atlanta: Scholar s Press. CAARI Monograph Series no. 3; ASOR Archaeological Reports no. 7. 2 P a g e
2001a ICS 464: Archaeological Fraud or Inscribed Heirloom?, Archaeologia Cypria 4: 13-27. 2001b Cypriote Syllabic Epigraphy: The Need for a Critical Re-examination of the Corpus, Kadmos 40: 67-88. 2000a Erotica from the Sanctuary in Rantidi Forest, Near Eastern Archaeology 63: 112-13. 2000b Two Enigmatic Inscriptions from Idalion, Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus: 237-42. 1999 Οι αvασκαφές τoυ Παvεπιστημίoυ της Ivδιαvαπολέως στo Λιγγρίv τoυ Διγεvί στo δάσoς Ραvδί 1997 1998, (The University of Indianapolis Excavation at Lingrin tou Dhigeni in the Rantidi Forest 1997-1998), Annual Report of the Director of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 1998: 92-4. 1992 The Geographic Distribution of the Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions, in Acta Cypria III: 63-96. Göteborg: Paul Åströms Förlag. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Pocketbook 120. B. Book Reviews 2011 Jean-Pierre Olivier, Édition holostique des textes chypro-minoens, Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 2010 Stephanie L. Budin, The Origin of Aphrodite, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 357: 95-96. 2006 Maria Iacovou, Archeological Field Survey in Cyprus: Past History, Future Potentials, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 341: 68-70. 2004 Diane Bolger, Gender in Ancient Cyprus, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 336: 189-190. 1990 Costas Kyrris, The Kanakaria Documents: An Epigraphic and Linguistic Overview, The Cyprus Review 2: 138-9. 3 P a g e
III. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS 1996 - Present Director, The Rantidi Forest Excavations, Paphos, Cyprus A Multi-Site, Diachronic, Landscape Survey, Rescue, and Excavation Mission 1996-1999 Director, University of Indianapolis Field School of Archaeology at the Rantidi Forest Excavations, Paphos, Cyprus. 1993-1995 Expedition Palaeographer and Epigraphist, Yeronisos Island Excavations at Agios Yiorgos tis Peyeias, Cyprus Excavation Director: Dr. Joan Connelly, New York University 1992-1995 Director, University of Indianapolis Field School of Archaeology. Under the Auspices of the University of Arizona Expedition to Idalion, Cyprus Excavation Director: Dr. Pamela Gaber, University of Arizona 1992-1995 Expedition Palaeographer and Epigraphist, University of Arizona Expedition to Idalion, Cyprus Excavation Director: Dr. Pamela Gaber, University of Arizona 1990-1991 Excavator, Kalavassos-Ayios Dhemetrios, Limassol, Cyprus Excavation Director: Alison South, Department of Antiquities, Cyprus 1988-1996 Excavator and Expedition=s Registrar, Maroni-Vournes, Limassol, Cyprus Excavation Director: Gerald Cadogan, British School at Athens 1988 Excavator, Episkopi-Site E, Akrotiri, Limassol District, Cyprus. A National Geographic Excavation Excavation Director: Dr. Alan Simmons, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 P a g e
IV. PROFESSIONAL LECTURES Jan. 2013 Archaeological Institute of America, Annual Meeting Aphrodite s Consort in Paphos, Cyprus: Results of the Rantidi Forest Excavations Nov. 2012 American Schools of Oriental Research, Annual Meeting The Wealth of Kinyras: New Discoveries of Metal Production in Ancient Paphos May 2012 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting Metals and Ancient Wealth: New Finds from the Rantidi Forest in Paphos, Cyprus Mar 2012 Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest Evidence from Hesychius concerning the uses of Cypriote Copper Sept 2011 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) in conjunction with the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus The Chronology of the Sanctuary of Lingrin tou Dhigeni in the Rantidi Forest May 2011 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting When the Queen of Heaven became Aphrodite: Intercultural Exchange in Late Bronze Age Cyprus April 2011 Archaeological Institute of America Lecturer Series, Spokane, WA. Chapter The Lost Lover of Aphrodite: Adonis and the Cults of Cyprus March 2011 Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest Homer, Cyprus, and Aphrodite July 2010 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus 26 th Annual Archaeological Symposium Lingrin tou Dhigeni in the Rantidi Forest; An Areal Examination Nov 2009 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting Hidden in Plain Sight: Just What DOES the Bronze of Idalion Say? May 2009 Association of Ancient Historians (AAH), Annual Meeting Greeks, Greek Ethnicity, and the Greek Alphabet in ancient Cyprus 5 P a g e
April 2009 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting Keeper of the Keys: Cypriote Female Statues wearing Multiple Seals Nov 2008 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Washington University, Global Studies Lecture Series The Young Lover of the Goddess of Desire Mar 2008 Honors Division, Eastern Washington University The Queen of Heaven and her last home in Cyprus Nov. 2007 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting Script and Ethnicity in the Ancient World: The Cypriote Syllabary May 2007 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting Cypriote Athena/Anat: Warrior Goddess of the Kings April 2007 Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA., The Archaeology and Ancient History Lecture Series To Throw Schliemann forever into the shade: Luigi Palma di Cesnola and the ATreasure of Kourion@ Nov. 2006 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting Neither of Paphos nor of Kourion: The Regional Landscape of the Rantidi Forest, Paphos, Cyprus May 2006 Archaeological Institute of America Lecturer Series, Spokane, WA. Chapter The view from the Middle: Cyprus between the Middle East and Greece Apr. 2006 Medelhavsmuseet (Museum of Mediterranean Studies), Stockholm, Sweden, International Symposium on the Finds and Results from the Swedish-Cyprus Expedition 1927-1931: A Gender Perspective The Royal Goddess who ruled the Acropolis Heights: Ashtarte and Anat in Cyprus Nov. 2005 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting Greek Speakers in Cyprus: Ethnicity Apr. 2005 Eastern Washington University Women=s Studies Program, Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research Lecture Series 6 P a g e
Women as Masters of the World: The Pre-Indo-European Mother Goddess in Ancient Cyprus Feb. 2005 Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA., The Archaeology and Ancient History Lecture Series Homeric Aphrodite and the Hilltop Sanctuary of Adonis Jul. 2004 Oxford University (England), Center for the Study of Ancient Documents Conference AAlphabetic Responses to Western Semitic Writing@ Celebrating the Inauguration of the ESEGW (Anne Jeffery) Web Site The Role of the Greek Alphabet in Ancient Cyprus Nov. 2000 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting Roman Paphos: New Evidence for a Brief History of the Paphian Region Dec. 1999 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Annual Meeting Rantidi-Lingrin tou Dhiyeni, a Cypriote Hilltop Sanctuary: A Short Report for the 1997-1999 Seasons Nov. 1999 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting The Cult of the Hilltop Sanctuary at Rantidi-Lingrin tou Dhiyeni Jul. 1999 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus 15 th Annual Archaeological Symposium The Rantidi Forest Excavations: Preliminary Report on the 1999 Season Jan. 1999 University of Georgia, Department of Classics, Hosted by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) A General Introduction to Cypriote History and Archaeology Jul. 1998 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus 14 th Annual Archaeological Symposium Rantidi-Lingrin tou Dhiyeni: Preliminary Report on the 1998 season May 1998 The Ohio State University, Department of Greek Language & Literature and the Center for Epigraphical & Palaeographical Research The Origin of the Cypriote Syllabic Writing System Mar. 1998 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus 7 P a g e
3 rd International Symposium, Engendering Aphrodite: Women and Society in Ancient Cyprus Gender, Sex, and the Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions Dec. 1997 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Annual Meeting Display and Viewing of the Syllabic Inscriptions of the Rantidi Sanctuary Nov. 1997 American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting Regional Differences in the Media of the Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions Jun. 1997 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus 13 th Annual Archaeological Symposium The Rantidi Forest Excavations: Preliminary Report for the 1997 Season Apr. 1997 Harvard University, Semitic Museum, Symposium, Cyprus at the Semitic Museum The History of Writing in Ancient Cyprus Mar. 1996 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus Round Table Discussion, Scripts of Ancient Cyprus Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions as Religious Ritual May 1995 University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus Department of Greek Language and Literature, Κυπριακές Συλλαβικές Επιγραφές (Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions) Dec. 1994 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus Round Table Discussion, Indigenous Cypriotes and Invading Greeks in the 11 th Century B.C. The Eteo-Cypriote Origin of the Cypriote Syllabic Script Dec. 1994 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Annual Meeting An Unpublished Syllabic Inscription from Tala: New Evidence for the Phoenician Presence in the Paphian City Kingdom May 1994 University of Chicago, Faculty Seminar "Technology of the Intellect" and the Study of Ancient Scripts Dec. 1993 Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Annual Meeting The Change from Syllabary to Alphabet in Cyprus during the 4 th Century B.C. 8 P a g e
Nov. 1993 American School of Oriental Research (ASOR), Annual Meeting The Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions: Is Literacy Evidence for Socioeconomic Complexity in Iron Age Cyprus? Oct. 1991 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus Continuing Lecture Series The Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions found by Luigi Palma di Cesnola at Golgoi: Archaeological Pattern or Archaeological Fraud? Feb. 1991 University of Chicago, Faculty Seminar The Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions and the Spoken Language of Cyprus V. PUBLIC LECTURES AND MEDIA ACTIVITIES Aug. 2010 Κίvηρας Κίvεσις Πoλιτώv Πάφoυ (The Cultural Organization of Paphos, Kinyras ) Η Σαλαμίνα της Πάφoυ (The Salamis of Paphos) July 2010 Κίvηρας Κίvεσις Πoλιτώv Πάφoυ (The Cultural Organization of Paphos, Kinyras ) Nationally Televised Ο Βασιλιάς της Πάφoυ Κιvύρας (Kinyras, The King of Paphos) Feb. 2010 The InLander Weekly Magazine, Spokane, WA. Excavations at Eastern Washington University Sept. 2009 Κίvηρας Κίvεσις Πoλιτώv Πάφoυ (The Cultural Organization of Paphos, Kinyras ) Nationally Televised Τα Σπoυδειότητα της Κυπρoσυλλαβικής Γραφής (The Excellent Nature of the Cypriote Syllabary) Winter 2008 Eastern Magazine for EWU Alumni and Friends Uncovering Ancient Cyprus Nov. 2002 South Georgia Women=s History Club, Savannah, Georgia History in Our Back Yards Oct. 2001 Business Professional Woman=s Club (BPW), Nicosia, Cyprus Aphrodite and Adonis: Mythological and Archaeological Evidence for their Worship in Cyprus 9 P a g e
Sep. 2001 The United Kingdom Western Sovereign Bases (WSB) Archaeological Society, Akrotiri, Cyprus Ethnicity and the Religious Landscape of the Ancient Cypriote City Kingdoms Sep. 2000 Television Station RIK I, Live Broadcast from Paphos, Cyprus Antiquities and the Current Development of the Rantidi Forest Jul. 1999 Demos of Dhali (Ancient Idalion), Cyprus Η Iστoρία της Αρχαίας Iδαλιoύ απo τες Συλλαβικές Επιγραφές (The History of Ancient Idalion from the Syllabic Inscriptions) Jul. 1999 Cyprus Broadcasting Company (CBC), Radio 2, Live Broadcast from Nicosia, Cyprus Current Issues in the Archaeology of Cyprus Jun. 1999 Cyprus Broadcasting Company (CBC) Interview for the Television Series: Σήμερα στηv Κύπρo (Today in Cyprus) Αvασακφές στo Δάσoς Ραvδί (Excavations in the Rantidi Forest) Jun. 1999 Radio SUPER Live Broadcast Interview, Limassol, Cyprus Αρχαιoλoγία και τα Αρχαία στηv Κύπρo (Archaeology and Antiquities in Cyprus) Jun. 1999 The Pan-European Women=s Club, ZONTA, and Business Professional Women (BPW), Nicosia, Cyprus The Great Goddess, Ritual Prostitution, and the Female Protectress: Iconographic and Literary Evidence for the Role of Women in 1 st Millennium B.C. Cyprus Jul. 1995 The United Kingdom Western Sovereign Bases (WSB) Archaeological Society, Episkopi, Cyprus Religious Ritual in Iron Age Cyprus as Depicted in the Iconography of Inscribed Objects Sep. 1992 University of Chicago Club of Nicosia, Cyprus On the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the University of Chicago Centuries and Millennia: A Brief History of the First Millennium B.C. in Cyprus 10 P a g e
VI. FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND ACADEMIC HONORS 2010 Teaching and Learning Center, Eastern Washington University, Faculty Development Grant 2009 Jeffers R. Chertok Chair at Eastern Washington University 2009 Outstanding Faculty Award in Scholarship and Distinguished Faculty Award in Scholarship Eastern Washington University 2008 Teaching and Learning Center, Eastern Washington University, Faculty Development Grant 2008 Soaring Eagle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life 2007 Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching, Eastern Washington University 2007 Loeb Classical Foundation, Harvard University, Research Grant, $20,000 2005-6 Eastern Washington University, Mini-Grant for Academic Development 1998 The Ohio State University, Center of Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies Post-Doctoral Fellow 1996-1999 University of Indianapolis, Board of Trustees Annual Support Grant for the Rantidi Forest Excavations 1996-1997 University of Indianapolis, Office of the President President's Research Fellowship 1988-1993 Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia, Cyprus Research Fellow 1977-1978 Emory University Eta Sigma Phi, Classics Honor Society 11 P a g e
VII. ACADEMIC DEGREES 1998 Ph.D. (Joint) University of Chicago, Committee on Ancient History and the Department of Linguistics Dissertation Title: The Role of Writing in Ancient Society: The Cypriote Syllabic Inscriptions 1986 M.A. (Joint) University of Chicago, Committee on Ancient History and The Oriental Institute Thesis Title: The Antiquity of the Greek Alphabet: Rhys Carpenter 50 Years After 1978 B.A. (Double) Emory University, Department of History and Department of Classics Senior Thesis Title: Roman East vs. Roman West: The Role of Municipalities in the Social and Political Structure of the Late Empire VIII. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Ancient Bronze Age, Pre-Classical, and Classical Greek, with an emphasis on dialectal studies Koine Greek Latin Modern Greek, with an emphasis on Cypriote dialect French German Italian Theoretical Greek Etymology Ancient Greek Dialectology Indo-European Linguistics 12 P a g e
IX. PROFESSIONAL MEMEBERSHIPS Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) American Historical Association (AHA) Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) Association of Cypriot Archaeologists (ACA) Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest (CAPN) X. PROFESSIONAL OFFICES 2012-Present President, The Spokane Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America 2008-2012 Vice-President, The Spokane Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America 2005-2008 Member, Board of Trustees, The Spokane Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America XI. CONTACT INFORMATION Current Address: E-Mail Address: Department of History Eastern Washington University 107 Robert Reid Hall Cheney, WA 99004-6046 GBazemore@ewu.edu Office Phone: 509-359-2235 Office FAX: 509-359-4275 13 P a g e