Saad Abbas Ismail

Saad A. Ismail is a Kurdish-American archaeologist, translator, and writer. He has published extensively on a range of archaeological topics and has worked at numerous archaeological sites around the world.

Saad A. Ismail
Saad A. Ismail, Kurdish archaeologist
Born	Saad Abbas Ismail Kamishli, Syria
Nationality	Kurdish American
Education	Lebanese University
Alma mater	Lebanese University
Occupation(s)	Archaeologist, Translator, Writer
Years active	2011–present
Era	21st century
Employer(s)	World Bank, Chicago University, Amsterdam University, Berlin University, Leeds University, Yale University, American University of Beirut, London University
Known for	Archaeological work in the Middle East, Mesopotamia, and Syria
Notable work	"From North to East of Syria: Ancient Mesopotamia Nationalism" (2008) "The Syrian Plateau from Paleolithic Period to the Rise of the Islamic Period" (2012) "Theory and Method in Archaeology: How Can We Integrate the Two to Arrive at a Better Understanding of the Past and Apply Archaeology to Present and Future Problems More Efficiently" (2013) "The Pre-Imperial Persians at the Land of Anshan: Some Preliminary Observations" (2014)

He was born and raised in Kamishli, Syria, and studied Archaeology at the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon. Saad completed his Master's degree in 2011, focusing on Orthostates at Tall Halaf.

After receiving his master's degree, Saad wrote many articles about Middle Eastern and Mesopotamian archaeology, covering topics related to Lebanon, Mes Aynak, Afghanistan, and Syria. Since then, he has devoted himself to excavations with prominent institutions such as the World Bank, University of Chicago, University of Amsterdam, Berlin University, Leeds University, Yale University, Lebanese University, American University of Beirut, and University of London. He has also written and translated books and articles on archaeology and archaeological studies.

Additionally, Saad is an expert on the archaeology of northeastern Syria, where looting has been a significant issue in recent years.

Saad Ismail

Saad Ismail during the cleaning of one of the objects found in northeast Syria.

References

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Ismail, Saad. (2008) From North to East of Syria: Ancient Mesopotamia Nationalism. Journal of Social Archaeology 8/2: 4-34.

Ismail, Saad. (2012) The Syrian Plateau from Paleolithic Period to the Rise of the Islamic Period. In Oxford Handbook on Syrian History. Edited by Paul Bahn. pp. 9–33. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ismail, Saad. (2013) Theory and Method in Archaeology: How Can We Integrate the Two to Arrive at a Better Understanding of the Past and Apply Archaeology to Present and Future Problems More Efficiently. Payām-e Bāstānshenās 17: 17-30.

Ismail, Saad. (2014) The Pre-Imperial Persians at the Land of Anshan: Some Preliminary Observations. In Excavating an Empire: Achaemenid Persia in Longue Durée, edited by T. Daryaee, A. Mousavi and Kh. Rezakhani. pp. 73–87. Costa Mesa CA: Mazda Publishers.

Susan Pollock, Reinhard Bernbeck and Saad Ismail (eds.) (2010) Toll-e Bashi: A Neolithic Village in Kur River Basin, Iran. Berlin: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut-Eurasien Abteilung.

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