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Jason Ur is the Stephen Phillips Professor of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, specializing in early urbanism, landscape archaeology, and remote sensing. He directs the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) in Iraqi Kurdistan and has conducted fieldwork in Syria, Turkey, and Iran. His work leverages declassified satellite imagery and geospatial technologies to study ancient settlement patterns, irrigation systems, and transportation networks.
- Research Focus: Early urban development in Mesopotamia, GIS-based landscape analysis, qanat systems, and postmortem segregation in colonial New England cemeteries.
- Field Projects: EPAS (2012–present), Tell Hamoukar Survey (1999–2001), and studies of colonial-era burying grounds since 2020.
- Methodology: Remote sensing (CORONA, HEXAGON, U2 imagery), UAV photogrammetry, 3D visualization, and intensive ground surveys.
- Key Findings: Discovery of undocumented urban centers, mapping of ancient canals and hollow ways, and analysis of rural Assyrian landscapes.
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