UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Press has announced the appointment of two new series editors for its "History, Archaeology, and Culture of the Levant" series, published under its Eisenbrauns imprint. Deirdre Fulton and Kristine Garroway will serve as the series editors, replacing original and longtime series editors Jeff Blakely and Lawson Younger.
Fulton received her doctorate from Penn State in 2011 and joined the Department of Religion at Baylor University in 2013. She has authored or coauthored several publications related to the Hebrew Bible, history and archaeology. Fulton has participated in numerous archaeological excavations and research projects in Israel, including the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon, the Tel Shimron Excavations and the Jezreel Valley Regional Project.
Garroway received her doctorate from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, in 2009 and joined the faculty at the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion’s Skirball Campus in Los Angeles in 2011. Her scholarship focuses on children and families found in the archaeological record and texts of the Hebrew Bible, ancient Israel, and the broader ancient Near East. She has spent time studying and researching in Israel and has participated in excavations at Ashkelon, Tel Dor and Tel Dan.
"History, Archaeology, and Culture of the Levant" publishes interdisciplinary scholarship on the peoples, landscapes and material worlds of the ancient Levant. The series welcomes research that draws on archaeological, textual, environmental and scientific evidence to explore social, political, economic, religious and cultural life across the region. Spanning prehistory through late antiquity, the series advances fresh perspectives on the Levant’s diversity, connectivity and historical development within the broader ancient world.
Fulton and Garroway said, “We are excited to take the helm of HACL, building upon the excellent foundation laid by the previous editors over the last 15 years. As we guide the series into its next chapter, we are eager for the chance to consider proposals from both established and emerging scholars for works that illuminate the history, archaeology and culture of the Southern Levant.”
The series advisory board comprises Christopher B. Hays, Jeffrey L. Cooley, George A. Pierce, Andrew Tobolowsky and Laura Mazow.
Established in 1975 by Jim and Merna Eisenbraun primarily as a means for students to purchase affordable books in ancient Near Eastern studies, Eisenbrauns grew over the years to include a publishing program, a prepress house and a book distribution and sales service. In 2017, Eisenbrauns secured the future of its highly regarded publications in ancient Near Eastern studies, biblical studies, biblical archaeology, Assyriology, linguistics and related fields by becoming an imprint of Penn State University Press, where the books and journals have complemented PSU Press’ lists in religious studies and Jewish studies. To learn more about the Eisenbrauns imprint, visit www.eisenbrauns.org.