Hilary Gopnik [email protected]

Current Position: Principal Scientist/Instructor, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2000 Major: West Asian Archaeology Minor: Syro-Palestinian Archaeology Thesis: The Ceramics of Godin II (Supervised by T. Cuyler Young Jr.) Awards: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 4-year Doctoral Fellowship; Ontario Graduate Fellowship; Graduate Studies Travel Grants; Junior Scholar Stipend, Achaemenid History Workshop VIII, Ann Arbor, Michigan

M.A., University of Toronto, 1985 Major: Near Eastern Archaeology Awards: Ontario Graduate Fellowship; Graduate Studies Travel Grants

B.A., First Class Honours, McGill University, 1982 Major: Anthropology Minor: Classics Honours Thesis: Systems Theory in Archaeology (Supervised by Prof. Bruce Trigger) Awards: James McGill Award; University Scholar; Faculty Scholar; Award for highest achievement in Prof. Bruce Trigger's "History of Archaeological Theory"

Foreign languages: Modern: French (fluently bilingual), Italian Ancient: Akkadian, Greek

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MIT Summer Institute in Materials Science and Material Culture, 2004. Intensive post-doctoral seminar in the scientific study of material culture.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Books:

On the High Road: The History of Godin Tepe, Iran. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum and Mazda Press, 2011.

Editor/Compiler, Godin Tepe Web Archive, https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/26556

Editor, A View From the High Road: Essays in Near Eastern Archaeology in Honour of T. Cuyler Young, Jr. Special Volume, Bulletin of the Canadian Society of Mesopotamian Studies, 2005.

Articles:

“2010-2011 American-Azerbaijani Excavations at Oğlanqala.” (with Lauren Ristvet, Veli Baxşaliev, and S. Ashurov). In Naxçıvan İlk Yaşayış və Şəhərsalma Yeri Kimi, Naxçıvan: Әcəmi, 2012, pp. 39-65.

“On the Edge of Empire: 2008 and 2009 Excavations at Oğlanqala, Azerbaijan.” (with Lauren Ristvet). American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 116, No. 2 (April 2012), pp. 321-362.

Hilary Gopnik/ 2 “Unearthing Iran’s Prehistory.” ROM Magazine, Winter 2011.

“Why Columned Halls?” In The World of Achaemenid Persia. London: British Museum Press, 2010, pp. 195– 207.

“2008 Excavations at Oğlanqala.” Azerbaijan Archaeology and Ethnography 2, 2009, pp. 189–195 (with Lauren Ristvet, Veli Baxşaliev).

“Archaeological Research at Oğlanqala.” Archaeological Research in Azerbaijan 2008, pp. 140–143 (with Lauren Ristvet, Veli Baxşaliev).

“The Shape of Sherds: Function and Style at Godin II.” Iranica Antiqua 40, 2005, pp. 249–270.

“Pasargadae.” Encyclopaedia Iranica (with David Stronach). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 2003.

“The Ceramics from Godin II in the Late 7th to Early 5th Centuries BC.” In Continuity of Empire: Assyria, Media, Persia, History of the Ancient Near East Monograph Series. Edited by G. Lanfranchi and M. Roaf. Padova, Italy: S.a.r.g.o.n. Editrice e Libreria, 2003, pp. 249–267.

“Death and Taxes in the Neo-Assyrian Reliefs.” In Death and Taxes in the Ancient Near East. Edited by Sara E. Orel. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992, pp. 61–86.

WORKS IN PREPARATION

Excavations at Oğlanqala 2008–2011 (with Lauren Ristvet). Monograph. University of Pennsylvania Museum Press, in preparation.

“Tempus interruptus: Archaeological explanation and the unfinished columns of Oğlanqala Period III” in Fitful Histories and Unruly Publics: The Archaeology of Eurasia from Past to Present, Cornell University, in preparation.

“Attic Bell Bottoms: The Hellenistic Palace at Oğlanqala, Azerbaijan.” Article in preparation about the nature of Hellenism and local power structures on the fringes of the Hellenistic world.

Right Good Men (I think): Median Society in the First Millennium BCE. Book in preparation.

SELECTED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Archaeological Institute of America, Ingholt Lecturer (2011–2012) and Graham Lecturer (2013–2014) Selected by the AIA to deliver a series of public lectures across the United States and Canada

“Feasting on the High Road: The Median Palace at Godin Tepe.” Paper presented by invitation for the prestigious Members’ Lecture Series at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, December 5, 2012.

“A Peripheral Center Wannabe: The Unfinished Building of Oğlanqala Period III.” Paper presented at the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2012.

“Talk about fitful and unruly: temporality in archaeological explanation.” Paper presented at the Fourth Conference on Eurasian Archaeology, Cornell University, Ithaca, 2012.

“Empire on Edge or on the Edge of Empire? The Unfinished Building of Oğlanqala Period III.” Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Memphis, 2012.

Hilary Gopnik/ 3 “Right Good Men? Median society in the 9th to 7th centuries BCE.” Paper presented at the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 2010.

“Crowds of Columns and Columns for Crowds: The Assembly Halls of the Medes and Persians.” Paper presented by invitation at the Middle East Institute, Georgia State University.

“Why Columned Halls?” Paper presented by invitation at The World of Achaemenid Persia Conference (in conjunction with the major British Museum exhibition Forgotten Empire: the World of Ancient Persia). The British Museum, London, 2005.

“Function and Style at Godin Tepe Period II.” Paper presented at The International Congress on the Iron Age in the Iranian World. Ghent University and the Royal Museums of Art and History, Ghent, 2003.

“The Pottery from Godin II and the chronology of the Median Iron Age.” Paper presented by invitation at Continuity of Empire: Assyria, Media, Persia. International Meeting sponsored by Italian Ministry of Scientific and Technological Research. Padua, Italy, 2001.

“The Narrative Structure of the Neo-Assyrian Reliefs.” Paper presented at the American Oriental Society Annual Meeting, Berkeley, 1991.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK

2008–2013 (ongoing), Co-Director (formerly Associate Director), Naxçivan Archaeological Project Conducted six field seasons at the site of Oğlanqala, Azerbaijan, an Iron Age archaeological site that spans the Urartian through Hellenistic periods  Coordinated and supervised the work of a team of American faculty and graduate students and local workers  Co-applicant on a successful $250,000 NSF grant to fund the project

2001, Area Supervisor, Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey, directed by D. Stronach, University of California, Berkeley 1989, Area Supervisor, Tell 'Atij, Syria, directed by M. Fortin, Université de Laval 1985, Ceramic Analyst, Tell el Maskhuta, Egypt, directed by J.S. Holladay Jr., University of Toronto

EDITORIAL AND CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

World Bank, 2009–2013 (ongoing) Consultant Editor/Writer: Coordinated, edited, and co-wrote over 30 grant proposals, policy reports and background papers, focusing on climate change in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, 2005–2011 Curator: Curated an exhibit highlighting the artifacts from the archaeological site of Godin Tepe  Selected artifacts, photos, and plans to evoke this mountain settlement  Wrote wall text and created audiovisual materials including 3-D video reconstructions of the site

Project Director: Directed the four-year Godin Publication Project to document, analyze, and publish the results of the archaeological excavations of 4,000 years of occupation at Godin Tepe, Iran  Raised $150,000 in grant funding  Supervised a staff of five research assistants and illustrators and coordinated the work of three academic authors to produce a book and web archive  Edited and co-wrote On the High Road: The History of Godin Tepe, Iran  Responsible for all editorial functions from planning to print, including extensive editing of academic contributions to reach the target audience and supervision of illustration, design, and layout

Hilary Gopnik/ 4 Editorial Consultant: Persian Pottery in the First Global Age Editor: Korea Around 1900: The Paintings of Gisan

Canadian Society of Mesopotamian Studies, 2004–2005 Conference Director and Editor: “A View from the High-Road: A Symposium in Honor of T. Cuyler Young Jr.” Toronto, 2004.  Invited top scholars from around the world, organized venue, coordinated lectures and scheduling, arranged lodging and meals for a symposium with 16 speakers and 200 attendees  Commissioned and edited all contributions for A View from the High Road: Essays in Near Eastern Archaeology in Honour of T. Cuyler Young, Jr, CSMS Bulletin 40, 2005.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, 2008–2013, Emory University, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program  Introduction to Ancient Mediterranean Studies. This course, which I developed with funding from a competitive faculty development grant, introduced students to the history and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean world from the beginning of state-based societies in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC to the dissolution of the Roman Empire. Historical and literary documents were used in conjunction with archaeology to give students a full sense of the complexity of ancient cultures.  Digging the Ancients: From Pots to Palaces in the Ancient Mediterranean. This course (cross-listed with anthropology) explored the nature of archaeological evidence and what it can tell us about the Ancient Mediterranean world.

Visiting Assistant Professor, 2003–2004, Franklin and Marshall College, Department of Classics  Treasures Found and Lost. This freshman seminar used the looting of the Iraq museum in Baghdad as a starting point to discuss Mesopotamian history and archaeology as well as issues about cultural property, collecting and museology.  A Material World: Is Man-Made All Natural? The course explored the nature of material culture through the perspectives of evolutionary biology, archaeology and anthropology.  Between the Rivers: The History and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. This sophomore-level course introduced students to the archaeology and history of the Ancient Near East with an emphasis on such domestic issues as the practice of medicine and science, craft production, and the role of women in ancient societies.

Adjunct Professor, 2001–2002, Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, Department of Art History  Near Eastern Art. This upper level course offered a survey of the art of the Near East from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman Empire. Topics covered included the early state, the growth of empires, Hellenistic and Roman influences, Byzantium, and the rise and spread of Islam.

Adjunct Professor, 1992–1993, University of Michigan - Dearborn, Department of Art History  The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt. This upper-level course explored the nature of Ancient Egyptian society as seen through its art and monumental architecture.  Middle Eastern Art. This course provided an overview of the history of Middle Eastern art and architecture and its relationship to the cultures of the region from the Late Uruk through the Early Islamic periods.  History of Art to 1400 A.D. This survey course introduced students to the study of ancient art and architecture from prehistory through the middle ages, with a focus on the art of Classical Greece and Rome.

Lecturer, 1988–1990, University of Toronto, Department of Near Eastern Studies  The Archaeology of Historical Mesopotamia. This upper-level course offered an in depth study of the archaeology of Mesopotamia from the Late Uruk through the Achaemenid periods.  West Asian Archaeology. This course introduced students to the archaeology of Mesopotamia from prehistory through the Achaemenid period.