Shelley Wachsmann
Meadows Professor of Biblical Archaeology
Dr. Wachsmann is currently the Meadows Associate Professor of Biblical Archaeology. Before coming to Texas A&M, he served from 1976 to 1989 as the Inspector of Underwater Antiquities for Israel's Department of Antiquities and Museums. As their resident nautical archaeologist, he was responsible for discovering, recording, and protecting Israel's nautical heritage. He has conducted extensive research in the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Galilee.
Dr. Wachsmann is also the author of numerous scientific and popular publications and is the author of four books, the most recent being Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant, published by Texas A&M University Press. He teaches courses in Biblical Archaeology and Preclassical Seafaring and is currently working on the publication of his work at Tantura Lagoon, Israel.
Interests: nautical archaeology, biblical archaeology, Near East, archery
E-Mail: swachsmann@tamu.edu Phone: 979-847-9257
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