Sheldon Harmacy

PhD Student
Sheldon.harmacy@mail.utoronto.ca

Fields of Study

  • Near Eastern Archaeology

Areas of Interest

  • The Archaeology of the Levant
  • Lithic Technologies
  • Materiality and the evolution of technology

Biography

Sheldon is primarily interested in defining the presence and use of Post-Neolithic Chipped Stone tools in the Ancient Near East, and the relationship these tools have with emerging metallurgy as well as their place within urban states. Through this research focus he has an emphasis on the Levant, Syro-Anatolia, and Egypt between the Neolithic and Iron Ages. Since 2017 Sheldon has been repeatedly active in the field particiaptaing in excavations in Canada, Israel, and Turkey.

Education

  • BSc in Archaeology and Geography, University of Lethbridge (2019)
  • MA in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto (2022)

Current Supervisor(s)

Timothy Harrison

Publications

  • Jennings J, Harmacy S, Maciw A, Frenette S, and Keenan P, "Cities, Surplus, and the State: A Re-evaluation" in Journal of Urban Archaeology 4 (2021) pp. 15-31.