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Jason Ur is the Stephen Phillips Professor of Archaeology and Ethnology in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University. His research focuses on early urbanism and landscape archaeology, utilizing remote sensing technologies including declassified intelligence imagery. He has directed extensive field surveys in regions including Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Ur is known for his work on the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey, contributing significantly to the understanding of ancient landscapes and complex societies in the Near East and southern Caucasus. He authored 'Urbanism and Cultural Landscapes of Northeastern Syria: The Tell Hamoukar Survey, 1999-2001', published in 2010, and is currently preparing a comprehensive history of Mesopotamian cities. His expertise encompasses various aspects of archaeology, particularly archaeological survey and geographic information systems (GIS).
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).