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People

person sorting many pieces of broken tile and artifacts on the ground in rows
Glenn Schwartz in the corner of a Middle Bronze room, High Mound South Slope.
Glenn Schwartz in the corner of a Middle Bronze room, High Mound South Slope.
The 2014 Kurd Qaburstan team at Akre citadel.
The 2014 Kurd Qaburstan team at Akre citadel.
Relaxing in the shade during second breakfast.
Relaxing in the shade during second breakfast.
Excavating on the high mound.
Excavating on the high mound.
Jill Weber excavating a 1st millennium BC burial.
Jill Weber excavating a 1st millennium BC burial.
Mette Thuesen working on pottery.
Mette Thuesen working on pottery.

Expedition Staff 2013

  • Glenn Schwartz, director
  • Adam Maskevich, associate director
  • Christopher Brinker, associate director
  • Sally Dunham, small finds analyst
  • Emily Williams, conservator
  • Peter Chomowicz, architect
  • John MacGinnis, excavator and consultant
  • Andrew Creekmore, director, geophysics project
  • Joshua Brookhouser and Nicholas Ownby, geophysicist assistants
  • Lara Fabian, Stefano Marchiaro, Steve Renette, and Jennifer Swerida, excavators
  • Kak Guran Muhammad Muhammad Amin, Kak Pishtiwan Ahmad Ibrahim, Kak Rojgar Rashid Hamed, and Pawan Kamal Ahmad Khan, representatives, Directorate-General of Antiquities

Expedition Staff 2014

  • Glenn Schwartz, director
  • Adam Maskevich, associate director
  • Christopher Brinker, associate director and architect
  • Andrew Creekmore, director, geophysics project
  • Bethany Peterson, Cody Spraycar, and Nicholas Ownby, geophysicist assistants
  • Jill Weber, zooarchaeologist
  • Mette Thuesen, pottery specialist and excavator
  • Nihayat Muhammad, conservator
  • Adnan Hashme, artist
  • Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, archaeobotanist and excavator
  • Eli Dollarhide, Mattia Raccidi, Christopher Fletcher, and Jennifer Swerida, excavators
  • Kak Gharib Ismail Bawa Murad and Kak Amir Karim Abdullah, representatives, Directorate-General of Antiquities

Expedition Staff 2017

  • Glenn Schwartz, director
  • Katherine Burge, assistant director
  • Hannah Lau, assistant director
  • Andrew Creekmore, geophysicist
  • Laura Sweatt, Nicole Temple, and Thomas Letchworth, geophysicist assistants
  • Joseph Clemens, architect and excavator
  • Jill Weber, zooarchaeologist 
  • Nihayat Muhammad, conservator
  • Adnan Hashme, artist
  • Laurel Poolman, osteologist and excavator
  • Avary Taylor, small finds registrar and excavator
  • Andrea Milanese and Mette Thuesen, excavators  
  • Khalil Barzanji, drone photographer
  • Kak Gharib Ismail Bawa Murad and Hiba Xan, representatives, Directorate-General of Antiquities

Expedition Staff 2022

  • Glenn Schwartz, director
  • Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, associate director
  • Katherine Burge, assistant director
  • Andrew Creekmore, geophysicist
  • William Kane and Nicole Temple, geophysicist assistants
  • Lisa Cooper, ceramicist
  • John Shannon, architect and excavator
  • Jill Weber, zooarchaeologist 
  • Nihayat Muhammad, conservator
  • Adnan Hashme, artist
  • Lara Bampfield, Karlene Shippelhoute, Victoria Wilson, and Parker Zane, excavators  
  • Kak Pishtiwan Ahmad Ibrahim, drone photographer
  • Kak Guran Muhammad Muhammad Amin and Kak Gharib Ismail Bawa Murad, representatives, Directorate-General of Antiquities