Joe E. Zias

Qualifications Summary

• Thirty years professional experience in the field of Medical/ Physical anthropology.
• Lecturer to universities, international conferences and medical schools.
• Over 80 articles in peer reviewed medical and scientific journals.
• Extensive media and public speaking experience.

Relevant Experience

• Science and Archaeology Group at the Hebrew University. This group is composed of scientists from various disciplines, attempting to bring diverse fields of scientific inquiry to archaeology, anthropology and research on the Dead Sea Scrolls. 1997-present.
• Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Israel. Senior Curator of Archaeology/Anthropology. Responsible for the curation of the antiquities stored in the Israel Antiquities Authority, ranging from the Pre-historic periods up to the 18th Century AD. These objects, numbering over 75,000, included the Dead Sea Scrolls, pre-historic human skeletal remains as well as artifacts from the regions premier archaeological sites such as Jericho, Megiddo, Gezer etc. 1972-1997.
• Extensive field and laboratory experience in excavation and research conducted on ancient human skeletal remains.
• Military service as a combat medic with the Israel Defense Forces.
• Scientific consultant and advisor to museums, universities and medical congresses.

Education

• Smithsonian Institution, advanced training for the study of Paleopathology.
• Hadassah (Israel) Medical School, post-MA studies in the field of physical anthropology.
• Master of Arts degree in Anthropology, Wayne State University, Michigan.
• Bachelor of Arts degree, Wayne State University, Michigan.

International Awards and Research Grants

• Special achievement award from the Association of Paleopathologists in recognition of scientific contribution to the study of ancient disease. (Paleopathology). Prague, Czech Republic. September 1998.
• Fourteen research/travel grants awarded 1984-2003.

Hobbies

• Solo (unassisted) cross country bicycle tour of the Eastern United States from Bar Harbor, Maine to Key West, Florida, continuing on to New Zealand and Australia.
Seven day bike tour from Borges, Spain to Santiago de Compostella (May 2004).
• Fourteen day bike tour from Sevilla, Spain to Santiago de Compostella (2008).