Founded in 1883, the Johns Hopkins University Department of Near Eastern Studies was the first in the United States to offer a PhD in the field. The department offers programs of study leading to the PhD in four areas: Assyriology, Egyptology, Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic Studies, and Near Eastern Archaeology/Near Eastern Art.
Dr. Stephen Batiuk Presents Lecture on History of Earliest Wines
At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, join us in Gilman Hall 130G to hear a lecture by Dr. Stephen Batiuk, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civiliations and the Archaeology Center, University of Toronto. Dr. Batiuk will present, “Exploring the Roots of the Vine: The History and Archaeology of the Earliest Wines.”