PERSONAL DETAILS
Current address: Institute of Archaeology,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 9190501, ISRAEL
Tel.: +972-545-229-589
E-mail address: kreimerm.igor@mail.huji.ac.il
HIGHER EDUCATION
(in chronological order)
2008–2011: BSc (Magna cum Laude) in Mathematics and Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2011–2013: MA (Magna cum Laude) in Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2013–2018: PhD in Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dissertation title: Micro- and Macroarchaeological Investigation of Destruction Layers: Tel Lachish as a Case Study (Supervisors: Prof. Yosef Garfinkel and Prof. Ruth Shahack-Gross). Submitted: November 2018, Approved: February 2019.
Fall 2017: Visiting Research Student, Department of Ancient Languages and Civilisations, Université catholique de Louvain.
2018–2019: Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge (Funded by the Rothschild – Yad Hanadiv Fellowship).
2019–2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Prehistory and Early History, Heidelberg University (Funded by the Minerva Stiftung).
2020–2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, the Hertog Center for the Archaeology of Jerusalem and Judah, Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT
December 2020 – Present: Deciphering the Social and Economic Fabric of an Iron Age Judean City: Tell Beit Mirsim as a Case Study
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
October 2021 – Present: Senior Lecturer (tenure track), Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
OTHER ACTIVITY
(in chronological order)
Conference / workshop organization:
Louvain-la-Neuve, 8–9.3.2018: Ashlar – Exploring the Materiality of Cut Stone Masonry in the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age (organized with M. Devolder and J. Driessen). https://ashlar.minoan-aegis.net/ashlar
Munich, 6.4.2018: Organized workshop in the 11th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE): Reconstructing Destruction – New Trajectories in the Macro- and Micro- Archaeological Research of Destruction Layers in the Ancient Near East (organized with R. Shahack-Gross).
Jerusalem, 13–14.10.2021: On Artists, Masons and Authority Ploys: Power and Symbolism, in Judah, Israel and the Coast. A Conference in Honor of Ilan Sharon and Tallay Ornan on the Occasion of Their Retirement. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Archaeological Fieldwork:
2010–2013: Khirbet Qeiyafa (The Hebrew University and Israel Antiquities Authority), directed by Y. Garfinkel, S. Ganor and M.G. Hasel. Assistant area supervisor (Area C), area supervisor (Area F)
2013–2017: Tel Lachish (The Fourth Expedition to Lachish), directed by Y. Garfinkel, M.G. Hasel and M.G. Klingbeil. Field director, Area BB.
2015–2016: Excavation of the Southern part of the Iron Age Gate, Tel Lachish (Israel Antiquities Authority project), directed by S. Ganor. Field Director
2015–2018: Khirbet al-Ra’i (The Hebrew University and Israel Antiquities Authority), directed by Y. Garfinkel and S. Ganor (various roles).
2021: Tell Beit Mirsim (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem). Dig Director
Other scientific activities:
2011–2018: Researcher in the publication project of the Khirbet Qeiyafa Excavations, headed by Y. Garfinkel, S. Ganor, M.G. Hasel.
2013–Present: Researcher in the Publication Project of the Fourth Expedition to Lachish, headed by Y. Garfinkel, M.G. Hasel, and M.G. Klingbeil.
2013–2015: Research Assistant, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem. Conducted research for the exhibitions:
By the Rivers of Babylon: New light on the Judean Exiles
In the Valley of David and Goliath: The Story of Khirbet Qeiyafa
Membership in professional associations:
Israel Exploration Society
American Schools of Oriental Research
British Association of Near Eastern Archaeology
RESEARCH GRANTS
2015: Ruth Amiran Research Grant, for the project: Experimental Burning of Mud-Brick Structures. Awarded by the institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University.
2017–2018: Funds for the organization of the conference “Ashlar: Exploring the Materiality of Cut-Stone Masonry in the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age” Total (Applications filed with M. Devolder and J. Driessen).
Funding organizations: ARC – A World in Crisis, Université catholique de Louvain, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (of the French speaking community in Belgium) – Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS – FNRS), grant number 2018/C-31/5/5376-IB/JN-11270, Institut des Civilisations, Arts et Lettres (INCAL), Université catholique de Louvain, Centre d’études des Mondes Antiques (CEMA), Université catholique de Louvain
2019–2020: Funds for the publication of the proceedings of the conference “Ashlar: Exploring the Materiality of Cut-Stone Masonry in the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age” (Applications filed with M. Devolder).
Funding organizations: Ulrike Wulf-Rheidt-Stiftungsfonds and the Theodor-Wiegand-Gesellschaft, Institut des Civilisations, Arts et Lettres (INCAL), Université catholique de Louvain, Centre d’études des Mondes Antiques (CEMA), Université catholique de Louvain
2021: The Hertog Center for the Archaeology of Jerusalem and Judah, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, grant for the first excavation season at Tell Beit Mirsim
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2014–2017: Hebrew University President's Scholarship (Milgat Nassi) for outstanding Ph.D students
2017–2018: David, Gita and Michael Hoffman Memorial Scholarship for PhD students, awarded by the Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University
2017: Methodological Workshop Scholarship for outstanding Ph.D. candidates, Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Institute
2018–2019: Rothschild Yad-Hanadiv Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yad Hanadiv Foundation (used for conducting research at the University of Cambridge)
2019–2020: Minerva Stiftung Postdoctoral Fellowship (used for conducting research at Heidelberg University)
2020–2021: Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Hertog Center for the Archaeology of Jerusalem and Judah, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
TEACHING AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Courses currently taught (2021 / 2022):
Introduction to Archaeology (BA, Hebrew)
The Hitites and their Material Culture (BA, Hebrew)
The Economy & Social Structure of Israel and Judah (BA, English)
Archaeological Method and Theory (MA, English)
Archaeology of Destruction (MA, Hebrew)
Biblical Archaeology Seminar: Text and Context (MA, English)
Courses taught in previous years (All in BA Level)
2017–2020: Lecturer (together with Prof. W. Horowitz), Biblical Archaeology in Israel: Intensive Holiday Course [English]
2018: Lecturer, Deciphering Destruction: From Çatalhöyük to Pompeii, Department of Archaeology, The Hebrew University [Hebrew][No teaching evaluations available]