Eric H. Cline (born September 1, 1960) is an author, historian, archaeologist, and anthropology professor at George Washington University, where he is the Chair of the Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D Cline received his Ph. D. in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania (1991), his M. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Yale University (1984), and his B. A. in Classical Archaeology at Dartmouth College (1982). Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U He is Associate Director (USA) of the Megiddo (biblical Armageddon) excavations in Israel and Co-Director of the renewed excavations at Tel Kabri, also in Israel. In Christian mythology Armageddon ( Greek Αρμαγεδδων; also spelled Har-Magedon in some modern English translations also known as

Television

Dr. Cline has appeared in numerous television documentaries for the National Geographic Channel, the Discovery Channel, the BBC, and the History Channel. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality National Geographic Channel, also called Nat Geo, is a subscription television network that features Documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften

Some notable TV appearances

• Countdown to Armageddon (History Channel)
• Mysteries of the Bible (National Geographic Channel): Ark of the Covenant, Exodus Revealed, Lost Cities, Secrets of Revelation, Noah's Ark, and Lost Kings of the Bible (David and Solomon)
• Secrets of the Aegean Apocalypse (Mystery of the Sea Peoples) (History Channel)
• The Truth of Troy (BBC)
• Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (Discovery Channel)

Selected publications

• From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible, 2007, ISBN 1426200846
• Thutmose III: A New Biography, 2005, ISBN 0472114670
• Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel, 2004, ISBN 0472113135
• The Battles of Armageddon: Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age, 2000, ISBN 0472097393
• Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 1998, ISBN 0472107429
• Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: International Trade and the Late Bronze Age Aegean, 1994, ISBN 0860547655

External links

• Cline's website at George Washington University
• The Virtual Bible, Production Team: Cline biography
• Minerva Magazine - News: Middle Bronze Age excavation at Tel Kabri, Israel jointly directed by Cline
• The Megiddo Expedition website at Tel Aviv University