On September 20, 2017, Kenneth G. Holum passed away at the age of 78. An eminent scholar, devoted professor, and cordial mentor, he advanced the study of ancient Mediterranean history and archaeology. BAR readers will best remember him as the excavation director of Caesarea Maritima, which was originally built by King Herod the Great, on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. Born in 1939 in South Dakota, Holum grew up on the prairie and attended Augustana University in Sioux Falls. After graduating from Augustana in 1961, he served for six years in the U.S. Navy. Then he earned a Ph.D. at the […]
