William Zimmerle

William Zimmerle
Zimmerle in 2023 at an event at the National Library & Archives
OccupationsScholar and archaeologist
Academic background
EducationPhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Alma materFairleigh Dickinson University;
Harvard University;
University of Pennsylvania;
University of Edinburgh
Academic work
DisciplineDigital Humanities, Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Ancient History, and Religious Studies
InstitutionsNew York University Abu Dhabi

William Gerlad Zimmerle is a scholar and archaeologist.[1] He is also the Director of the Dhofar Ethnography Preservation Project and the Dhofar Rock Art & Arabian Inscriptions Project.[2]

He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Arts & Humanities department at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD).[2]

Education

Zimmerle has a BA degree in History and Anthropology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a Master of Divinity in Religion and Ancient Languages from Harvard University, a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania, and a PgCert in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Edinburgh.[1]

Field work

He has been cataloging rock art found in cave shelters within the Dhofar region of Oman through photography and writing.[3]

Publications

Journal articles

  • "Recent Advances in Applications of Active Constituents of Selected Medicinal Plants of Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman", in the Asian Journal Of Pharmaceutical And Clinical Research, 2018
  • "Ethnographic light on the form, function, and decoration of'Arabian-style'cuboid incense burners from first-millennium BC Nippur", in the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2014
  • "Evidence for the Arabian Spice Trade in the Southern Levant: Incense Altars and Alabaster Jars from the Axial Age (8th-4th Century B.C.E.)", in the W.F. Albright Newsletter Fellow's Report, 2012
  • The Impact of Neo-Assyrian Imperialism on Iron Age Jordan in the W.F. Albright Newsletter Fellow's Report, 2011
  • "The 2005 Season at Tall Dhiban", in the Annual Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 2010
  • "Tall Dhiban Report", in the American Journal of Archaeology, 2008
  • "The 2004 Season at Dhiban (Jordan): Prospection, Preservation, and Planning", in the Annual Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 2005

Books

  • Cultural Treasures from the Cave Shelters of Dhofar: Photographs of the Painted Rock Art Heritage of Southern Oman, 2017
  • Crafting Cuboid Incense Burners in the Land of Frankincense: The Dhofar Ethnoarchaeology Preservation Project, 2017

Book chapters

  • "Frankincense and its Arabian Burner", in All things Arabia: Arabian Identity and Material Culture
  • "The Arabian Incense Burner", in The Gulf in World History: Arabia at the Crossroads, 2018

Edited books

  • "Camel". Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012.
  • "Ashdod". Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
  • "Ezekiel". Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012
  • "Orontes". Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
  • "Red Sea". Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
  • "Perfumes and Unguents". Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
  • "Ethiopia". Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012

References

  1. 1 2 "William Zimmerle". Fairleigh Dickinson University.
  2. 1 2 "William Zimmerle". NYU Abu Dhabi.
  3. ↑ "Painted Rocks, Deep in the Caves of Oman". Medium. FDU Magazine. 22 April 2019.
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