Jonathan N. Tubb
Assistant Keeper
Ancient Levant (Syria, Palestine,
Israel, Lebanon, Jordan), Phoenician and Punic archaeology
throughout the Mediterranean
Department: Middle East
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8160
Email: jtubb @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Jonathan trained in Levantine archaeology at
the Institute of Archaeology in London, and began his field career
in Syria in the 1970’s, serving for eight years as assistant
director of the Institute’s excavations at Qadesh on the
Orontes. In 1984 he began directing excavations in Jordan on
behalf of the British Museum, first at the Early Bronze Age site of
Tiwal esh-Sharqi in the Jordan Valley and then, in 1985, at the
nearby major site of Tell es-Sa’idiyeh, a project which is
continuing to this day. An expert on the Canaanites and
Phoenicians, he is particularly interested in the Bronze and Iron
Ages (c. 3400-300 BC), and is a leading authority on the pottery
and metalwork of these periods. One of his special interests is the
rise of historical Israel, and the historicity of the biblical
narratives
Current British Museum projects
Previous British Museum projects
Tiwal esh-Sharqi excavations (1983)
External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Chairman, Palestine Exploration Fund
Chairman, Archaeology Abroad
Publications
Most recent publications
J. N. Tubb, Canaanites (Revised edition, London:
British Museum Press, 2006)
J. N. Tubb, F. J. Cobbing, 'Before the Rockefeller: The First
Palestine Museum in Jerusalem', Mediterraneum, 5 (2005),
pp. 79-89
J. N. Tubb, T'he Land of Canaan, c. 3000 BC – AD 73', in M. J.
Cohen and J. Major (eds.), History in Quotations
(London: Cassell. 2004), pp. 16-24
J. N. Tubb, 'Canaan as a Cultural Construct'
in D. R. Clark and V. H. Matthews (eds.), 100 Years of American
Archaeology in the Middle East: Proceedings of the
American Schools of Oriental Research Centennial
Celebration Washington,
DC, April 2000. (Boston :
ASOR. 2004) pp. 128-141
J. N. Tubb, 'Phoenician Dance' , Near
Eastern Archaeology, 66 (2003), pp.122-5