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Name:   Donald B. Redford, Ph.D.
Title: Professor of Near East Studies
Pennsylvania State University

Position: No Statement foundto the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
Reasoning: no official statement

Credibility
Ranking:
 Experts
Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Counsul Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies, and Ph.D.'s with significant involvement in, or related to, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Involvement:
  • Full Professor of Near East Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 1998-
  • Full Professor, University of Toronto, 1969-1998
  • Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1995-1996
  • Visiting Professor, Ben Gurion University of the Negeb, 1986
  • Associate Professor, University of Toronto, 1965-1969
  • Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, 1962-1965

Archaeological Career:

  • Epigrapher, Theban Tomb Survey, 1992-present
  • Director, Tel Kedwa Excavations, North Sinai, 1993-present
  • Director, Excavations at Mendes, Lower Egypt, 1991-present
  • Director, Jordan Toponym Survey, 1981
  • Director, East Karnak Excavations, 1975-1991
  • Director, Akhenaten Temple Project of the University of Pennyslvania, 1972-1976
  • Director, excavations of University of Toronto & SUNY Binghamton at the Temple of Osiris, Karnal, Egypt, 1970-1972
  • Epigrapher, Egypt Exploration Society's excavations at Buto, Lower Egypt, 1968
  • Site Supervisor, excavations of the British School of Archaeology. Jerusalem, 1964, 1965, & 1967

Education: Ph.D., University of Toronto, Near Eastern Studies
M.A., University of Toronto, Near Eastern Studies
B.A., University of Toronto, Near Eastern Studies

Affiliations/
Honors:
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council, 1980-1996
  • Lyle Silver Medal in Hebrew
  • Killam Program, 1975-1979
  • Smithsonian Institute, 1972-1979

Contact Info: Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Penn State University
Phone: 814-865-8851 Fax: 814-863-7840
E-Mail:   cams@psu.edu
Web Sitehttp://www3.la.psu.edu/cams/redford.htm

Other: Major Publications:
  • Egypt, Canaan & Israel in Ancient Times, Princeton, 1993
  • The Akhenaten Temple Project ii, Rwd-mnw & the Inscriptions, Toronto, 1988
  • Akhenaten, the Heretic King, Princeton, 1984
  • Pharaonic King-lists, Annals and Day-books, Mississuaga, 1986
  • The Akhenaten Temple Project I, Initial Discoveries, Warminster, 1977
  • A Study of the Biblical Joseph Story, Leiden, 1970
  • History & Chronology of the Egyptian 18th Dynasty, Seven Studies, Toronto, 1967
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