Josephine A. Verduci, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Melbourne, is this year’s winner of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. Her paper, “A Feather in Your Cap: Symbols of Philistine Warrior Status,” was presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Baltimore. Verduci is a Ph.D. candidate in the Classics and Archaeology Department at the University of Melbourne. Her thesis, “Philistine Adornment and Cultural Intentions: Cross-Cultural Influences in the Eastern Mediterranean During the Early Iron Age,” conducted under the supervision of Dr. Louise Hitchcock, investigates the metal jewelry of the southern […]
