Katherine S. Burke

Katherine S. Burke is a Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. She co-edits the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project series and specializes in Islamic archaeology, particularly focusing on medieval Jaffa, ceramic analysis, and textual artifacts.

• Ph.D. in Islamic Archaeology, University of Chicago (2007)
• M.A. in Islamic Archaeology, University of Chicago (2005)
• M.St. in Islamic Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford (1998)
• B.A. in Women’s Studies, University of South Florida (1994)

Her research explores Early Islamic, Crusader, and Mamluk Jaffa through ceramic analysis and textual studies. Recent work includes examining the Ayyubid-Mamluk ceramic horizon and sugar production in the Middle Islamic period. She has secured grants from the Cotsen Institute, NEH, and Fondation Max van Berchem.

Key publications include:

• The Sheikh’s House at Quseir al-Qadim (2020)
• The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2 (co-edited, 2017)
• Crusader Pottery chapters (forthcoming)

• US Department of State Fellowship
• Oriental Institute Helen Rich Fund awards
• Barakat Trust Research Grant