Ivory Comb Symposium

"The Importance of Inscriptions in Archaeology"
William G. Dever Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology
The University of Arizona

“A Brief History of Lachish and Canaanite Inscriptions”
Yosef Garfinkel Ph.D.
Yigael Yadin Chair in Archaeology of Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

“The Archaeological Discovery of the Comb”
Katherine Hesler Ph.D. Candidate
Lanier Center for Archaeology
Lipscomb University

“The Material of the Comb and Ivory Origins”
Edward F. Maher Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
North Central College

“The Discovery of the Comb Inscription”
Madeleine Mumcuoglu Ph.D.
Research fellow at the Institute of Archaeology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

“The Decipherment of the Inscription”
Daniel Vainstub Ph.D.
Professor of Bible Archaeology and Near East Studies
Ben Gurion University of the Negev

“The Significance of the Alphabet and Communication”
Christopher Rollston Ph.D.
Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
George Washington University

"Implications for Texts and the Written Word"
Michael G. Hasel Ph.D.
Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology.
Southern Adventist University