Lycoming College 
Program in Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near East

CONTRIBUTING DEPARTMENTS AND FACULTY

 Anthropology/Sociology (cat)
Stan Wilk: Cultural Anthropology
, Culture & Personality, Anthropology of Primitive Religions
(SOC 114, 229, 330, 334, 335, 336, 337)

 Art History and Studio Art (cat)
Amy Golahny: Ancient, Medieval and Non-Western Art
(ART 222), Art of the Renaissance (ART 334)  
Studio Art: 
Ceramics (119, 229), Photography (227, 337), Sculpture & Figure Modeling (116, 225, 226, 335)

 Astronomy/Physics (cat)
Richard Erickson: Principles of Geology
(ASTR 102, 112), Field Geology (ASTR 104)

 Communications (cat)
Steven Koehn: Video Production (COMM 223, 348)  
Robin Van Auken: Desktop Publishing (COMM 230)  

 Economics (cat)
Alka Gandhi: Economic Geography
(ECON 240), Environmental Economics (ECON 225)

 English (cat)
Carole Moses: Classical Literature
(ENGL 225)
Gary Hafer: Classical and Modern Rhetoric
(ENGL 253W)
Todd Preston: Medieval Literature, Chaucer (ENGL 311, 335)
(also courses in literary analysis and criticism: ENGL 449)

Foreign Languages and Literatures (cat)
French (various levels)
German (various levels)

Greek (cat - Religion section)
Steven R. Johnson: New Testament Grammar and Readings
(GRK 101-102, 221, 222)

Hebrew (cat - Religion section)
Robin J. DeWitt Knauth: Old Testament Grammar and Readings
  (HEBR 101-102, 221, 222)

History (cat)
John F. Piper, Jr.: Ancient History (Greece
& Rome: HIST 210), Medieval Europe and its Neighbors (HIST 212),
History of Ancient Greece (HIST 351), Historical Methods (HIST 449W)
Cullen Chandler
: The Rise of Islam (HIST 256), Topics in Medieval History (HIST 257), Western Civilization I (HIST 115),
History of Ancient Rome (HIST 352),
Historical Methods (HIST 449W)
Robin Van Auken
: Intro to North American Archaeology (HIST 258), Methods in American Archaeology (HIST 259)  

Math/Computer Science (cat)
Problem Solving, Data Structures, Computer Graphics (CPTR 108, 247, 345)
Statistics, Decision-Making, Operations Research (MATH 112, 123, 214, 332-333, 338)

Philosophy (cat)
John Whelan: Ancient Greek Philosophy
(PHIL 301)
Stephen Griffith: History of Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion,
      History of Science and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Personal Choice, Philosophy of Law
(Phil 105, 114, 140, 223, 224, 332, 337) 

 Political Science (cat)
Michael Roskin: Comparative Politics
& Geography, International Relations, World Crises (PSCI 221, 225, 327)

Religion (cat)
Robin J. DeWitt Knauth: Biblical Archaeology, History and Culture of the Ancient Near East,
Old Testament Faith & History, Judaism & Islam, Biblical Topics, Field Archaeology (113, 224,226, 228, 337, 401)
Steven R. Johnson: Backgrounds of Christianity, New Testament Faith and History, Biblical Topics,
                History and Theology of the Early Church, NT Archaeology, Field Archaeology (REL 114, 159f, 223, 227, 337, 401)
       Richard A. Hughes: Death and Dying, After Death and Dying, Psychology of Religion (120, 121, 230)
George Adams Judaism and Islam (REL 224)

Special
James Bressler,
local Registered Professional Archaeologist: Field Archaeology (REL 401)
Pamela Gaber, Director of the Idalion Excavation in Cyprus: Field Archaeology (REL 401)

Departmental Secretary (Archaeolgy, Religion, English, Geology)
Sheran Swank: office D328A, phone 321-4280, campus box 3

Last updated October 28, 2004

For more information contact:

Robin J. DeWitt Knauth at (570)321-4298, knauth@lycoming.edu
Steven R. Johnson at (570)321-4283, johnson@lycoming.edu

Or visit the Lycoming College web site at: http://www.lycoming.edu

Advisory Committee: Knauth, Johnson, Piper, Golahny

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