Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks

Feb 8

Unwavering and Obstreperous 

By: William G. Dever 

I’m one of the few people who can say they knew Hershel Shanks and BAR before they both became famous. In 1972, when I was […]

Feb 8

Scaling Ivory Towers

By: Alan Millard

To see yourself as others see you can be helpful, instructive, revealing, disconcerting, and even irritating! Hershel styles himself “an archaeology outsider” in his autobiography. […]

Feb 7

The Archaeological Evangelist

By: Amy-Jill Levine

It is difficult to say no to Hershel Shanks. Much like Jesus, he has the capacity to say to otherwise busy people, “Come, follow me. […]