Ronald WallenfelsPieter Gert van der Veen (PhD, habil.) is a reader in Levantine archaeology at the University of Mainz. Besides being a prolific writer on archaeological topics, he has excavated at various sites in Israel and has conducted archaeological field work n East Jerusalem. He specialises in inscribed seals and scarabs from ancient Israel and Jordan, West Semitic epigraphy, the history and archaeology of monarchic Judah, and Late Bronze Age burial finds from Eastern Jerusalem.Ronald Wallenfels PhD is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University, and a former Associate Curator in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He has published extensively in monographs, journal articles, and critical reviews on both the languages and art history of the Ancient Near East from the Early Bronze Age through the end of the Hellenistic period. Peter James (1952-2024) was an independent researcher specialising in ancient history, archaeology and the chronology of the Eastern Mediterranean, ancient technology and astronomy, and sub-Roman Britain. He graduated in archaeology and ancient history at the University of Birmingham and pursued postgraduate research in ancient history at University College London. He authored and co-authored many articles and books, including Centuries of Darkness: A challenge to the conventional chronology of Old World archaeology (London, 1991). Read More Read Less