Gil Stein (archaeologist), Date of Birth

Gil Stein (archaeologist)

American archaeologist

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1956

Profession: university teacher, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gil Stein (born January 9, 1956) is an American archaeologist.
He was director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago from 2003 to 2017.Stein received a B.A.
from Yale University in 1978 and a Ph.D.
in 1988 from the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1990, he was appointed an assistant professor at the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University, and in 2001 became a full professor at the same department.
In 2002, he moved to the University of Chicago.
Since 2008 he has jointly directed the Joint Syrian-American Archaeological Research Project at Tell Zeidan of the Ubaid culture.
In 2017, Stein was appointed Senior Advisor to the Provost for Cultural Heritage at the University of Chicago.