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.
Michael Harrower’s findings featured on CNN
Congratulations to Michael Harrower! His excavations at Beta Samati in Ethiopia, an important Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite site, are featured on CNN.