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THE JUDAIC STUDIES DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS SERIES
In cooperation with The Burnett Honors College and Central Florida Hillel
announce a public lecture with
Dr. Uzi Avner
Archaeologist for the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and
the Eilat campus of Ben-Gurion University
The Desert Roots of Ancient Israel
Monday, November 20, 2006, at 7:30 PM
Student Union, Cape Florida Room 316 A&B
He will also conduct a seminar on
Standing Stones in the Desert
Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at 10:30 AM
Student Union, Cape Florida Room 316 A
THE LECTURE AND SEMINAR ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Dr. Uzi Avner was born in Jerusalem and lived in Kibbutz Hazorea from the age of 13. In 1969 he moved to Eilat and began guiding for the Eilat Field School. He was affiliated with the Israel Antiquities Authority from 1977-1998, and he held the position of District Archeologist of the Southern Negev. For the last 24 years, he has studied the ancient desert societies through surveys and excavations in the Negev and Sinai. He also devotes his time to the protection, preservation, and conservation of desert archaeology and the environment. Avner has been a faculty member of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies since 1999, teaching courses in archeology in relation to the environment and conducting field trips. He has published extensively and lectures both in Israel and abroad. In 2003, his dissertation ("Studies in the Material and Spiritual Culture of the Negev and Sinai Population, During the 6th-3rd Millennia B.C.") was awarded Summa Cum Laude from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Today Avner continues his research in the southern Negev, and his work on the conservation and development of ancient sites for education and tourism, as well as his activities for the protection of nature and the environment.
Parking is free; permits should be secured through the Campus Visitors Booth prior to both the lecture and seminar.
More Information
For further information, contact:
The Office of Judaic Studies
(407) 823-5039 or 823-5129
Colbourn Hall 201E
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-1992
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