Neil Asher Silberman (born June 19, 1950, Boston, Massachusetts) is an archaeologist and historian with a special interest in history, archaeology, public interpretation and heritage policy. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and was trained in Near Eastern archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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  • Neil Asher Silberman (born June 19, 1950, Boston, Massachusetts) is an archaeologist and historian with a special interest in history, archaeology, public interpretation and heritage policy. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and was trained in Near Eastern archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Awarded a 1991 Guggenheim Fellowship, he is a contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine and is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Cultural Property, Heritage Management, and Near Eastern Archaeology. With Israel Finkelstein, he is the author of The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts (2001) and David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition (2006). His other books on the themes of history, heritage, and contemporary society include "Archaeology and Society in the 21st Century" (2001); "Heavenly Powers" (1998); "The Message and the Kingdom" (1997); "The Archaeology of Israel" (1995); "Invisible America" (1995); "The Hidden Scrolls" (1994); "A Prophet from Amongst You: The Life of Yigael Yadin" (1993); "Between Past and Present" (1989); and "Digging for God and Country" (1982). Since 1998, he has been involved in the field of public heritage interpretation and presentation, working on various projects in Europe and the Middle East. From 2004 to 2007, he served as director of the Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation in Belgium. In 2008, he was appointed to the faculty of the Department of Anthropology of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and became one of the founders of its Center for Heritage and Society. He also serves as the president of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Interpretation and Presentation (ICIP) and is a member of the ICOMOS International Advisory Committee and Scientific Council.
  • Neil Asher Silberman ist ein US-amerikanischer Archäologe und Historiker. Er ist ein Absolvent der Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut und hat sich an der Hebräischen Universität von Jerusalem auf die Archäologie des Nahen Ostens spezialisiert. Er arbeitete von 2004 bis 2007 als Direktor am "Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation" in Belgien, ist aber im Herbst 2007 in die USA zurückgekehrt, wo er u.a. als Mitherausgeber des renommierten Archaeology Magazine tätig ist.
  • Neil Asher Silberman je archeolog a historik. Studoval na Univerzitě Wesleyan a Hebrejské univerzitě. Je členem edičních rad několika odborných časopisů, prezidentem International Council on Monuments and Sites.
  • Neil Asher Silberman est directeur historique du centre Ename de Bruxelles pour l'archéologie et l'héritage public de Belgique. Il est connu du grand public en tant que co-auteur de deux livres écrits avec l'archéologue israëlien Israël Finkelstein.
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  • Neil Asher Silberman (born June 19, 1950, Boston, Massachusetts) is an archaeologist and historian with a special interest in history, archaeology, public interpretation and heritage policy. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and was trained in Near Eastern archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • Neil Asher Silberman ist ein US-amerikanischer Archäologe und Historiker. Er ist ein Absolvent der Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut und hat sich an der Hebräischen Universität von Jerusalem auf die Archäologie des Nahen Ostens spezialisiert. Er arbeitete von 2004 bis 2007 als Direktor am "Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation" in Belgien, ist aber im Herbst 2007 in die USA zurückgekehrt, wo er u.a.
  • Neil Asher Silberman je archeolog a historik. Studoval na Univerzitě Wesleyan a Hebrejské univerzitě. Je členem edičních rad několika odborných časopisů, prezidentem International Council on Monuments and Sites.
  • Neil Asher Silberman est directeur historique du centre Ename de Bruxelles pour l'archéologie et l'héritage public de Belgique. Il est connu du grand public en tant que co-auteur de deux livres écrits avec l'archéologue israëlien Israël Finkelstein.
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