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Yoav Farhi

Curriculum Vitae:

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Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel
Mobile: +972-(0)50-8849212
E-mail: yoav.farhi@mail.huji.ac.il

Personal

Date of birth: January 15, 1974. Tel-Aviv, Israel
Father of Tamar (9 years old) and Yael (7 years old).

Academic appointments:

2000-2002: Research assistant of Prof. Yoram Tzafrir and Dr. Lea Di Segni, the Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2008-2009: Research assistant of Prof. Dan Barag, curator of the numismatic collection of the Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2010: Academic visitor, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Academic Education

Years	Institution	Degree	Thesis topic and thesis advisors
2005-present	The Hebrew University, Jerusalem	Ph.D. in Archaeology	Topic: "The coinage of Gaza in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods". Advisors: Prof. Yoram Tzafrir, Dr. Lea Di Segni, and Prof. Alla Kushnir-Stein.
2007	American Numismatic Society (ANS), New- York	Graduate of the ANS Summer Seminar
2000-2004	The Hebrew University, Jerusalem	M.A. in Archaeology and History	Topic: "The Coinage of the City of Lod (Diospolis) from the Roman Period to the end of the Early Islamic Period" Advisor: Prof. Yaakov Meshorer
1997-1999	The Hebrew University, Jerusalem	B.A. in Archaeology and History

Academic Awards and Distinctions:

Year		Award/Scholarship
2008-2011		The president of the university distinction prize for doctorate students.
2009		Robert H. and Claris Smith research grant, Department of History of Art.
2007		The Wolf foundation distinction prize for research students.
2007		Distinction prize for research students, Institute of Archaeology.
2006		The Dean prize.
2005		Rachel and Prof. Abraham Negev prize, Institute of Archaeology.
2000-2002		Scholarship for distinctive M.A. students, Institute of Archaeology.

Archaeological Projects and Fieldwork:

Since 2005:		Numismatist for several excavations including: Khirbet Qeiyafa; Ramat Ra?el; Beth Shean; City of David (Visitor Center Area); Tel Dor.
Since 2004:		Senior lecturer and Archaeology guide at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
2005-2010:		Co-director of the community based excavations at Horvat Sher, Modi'in.
2005-2008:		Area supervisor at the City of David Excavations (Visitor Center Area) and research assistant for Dr. Eilat Mazar, head of the City of David Excavations and head of the publication project of the Temple Mount excavations, Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2005-2008:		Lecturer and field trip guide in the course: "The Heritage of the city of Modi'in", The Modi'in Cathedra.
2006:		Area supervisor at the excavation in Nesher (Ramla), conducted by Haifa University.
2005-2006:		Archaeology advisor for Modi'in Municipality.
2004-2009:		Curator of the archaeological exhibitions at the Jerusalem municipality buildings.
2001-2002:		Research assistant for Mr. Haim Gitler, curator of Numismatics, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
1999-2000:		Archaeology inspector at the Israel Antiquity Authority.
1998:		Area supervisor at the excavations in Zipori, headed by Prof. Zeev Weiss, the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Presentations in Conferences and Public Lectures:

The Thirty Seventh Archaeological Conference in Israel, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, April 14, 2011 [Title of talk given: "Rare Coins and Related Small Finds from the Late Persian-Early Hellenistic Period from the Khirbet Qeiyafa Excavations"].
The Oxford Phoenix Numismatic Society, Brasenose College, Oxford, December 7, 2010 [Title of talk given: "The Numismatic Biography of Khirbet Qeiyafa from the Archaic to the Late Roman Period - A Stronghold on the Road to Jerusalem"].
Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Atlanta, Georgia, November 18, 2010 [Title of talk given: "Fascinating Numismatic and Other Small Finds from Khirbet Qeiyafa: A Glimpse into the Late Persian-Early Hellenistic Period"].
The Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee, November 16, 2010 [Title of talk given:"Ancient Coins from Khirbet Qeiyafa: A Stronghold on the Road to Jerusalem"].
Ramat Rahel: Concluding six years of excavations. Heidelberg, Germany, August 31, 2010 [Title of talk given: "The Numismatic Finds from the New Excavations at Ramat Ra?el"].
New Studies on Jerusalem - the Fifteenth Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, December 24, 2009 [Title of talk given (with Prof. Oded Lipschits): "A Unique Bulla from the Ramat Ra?el Excavations Bearing the Name of Hadrian"].
New Studies on Ashkelon - the Seventh Conference, Ashkelon Academic College, Israel November 17, 2009 [Title of talk given: "The City-Coins of Gaza and Ashkelon in the Roman Period"].
The Oxford Phoenix Numismatic Society, Jesus College, Oxford, November 10, 2009 [Title of talk given: "The Coinage of Gaza in the Roman Period: Reflections and Questions"].
Berlin Numismatic Society, M?nzkabinett, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, November 7, 2009 [Title of talk given: "The Coinage of Gaza in the Roman Period: Reflections and Questions"].
"Disclosure Language Covering" - the First Conference for Outstanding Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Humanities (President's Scholars) at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, June 18, 2009 [Title of talk given: "Tradition without Words - The Symbols on the Coins of Gaza in the Roman Period"].

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