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Gil Stein is the Rowe Professor in Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago, holding appointments in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. He serves as Director of the Chicago Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation and has taught at UChicago since 2002, following his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (1988).
His research investigates the development of the earliest urbanized states in the Near East, ancient economies, colonialism in archaeology, inter-regional interactions, zooarchaeology, and cultural heritage preservation. Fieldwork includes excavations in Turkey, Syria, and the 5th-4th millennium BC Chalcolithic site of Surezha in Northeast Iraq, alongside preservation projects in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Professor Stein's publications reveal an evolving trajectory from theoretical frameworks on world systems and colonial encounters in ancient Mesopotamia toward applied heritage preservation in conflict zones, highlighted by his 2017 edited volume on Afghanistan. His work consistently bridges archaeological theory with practical conservation challenges.
As an educator, he teaches NEAA 20070/30070 The Archaeology of Afghanistan and NEAA 20035/30035 Zooarchaeology, contributing to Near Eastern Art and Archaeology training within the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
Through the Chicago Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Stein leads initiatives implementing sustainable conservation strategies in post-conflict regions, emphasizing community engagement and international collaboration to safeguard vulnerable cultural heritage sites.
