March 1, 1999: Headlines: COS - Afghanistan: Archeology: Alumni Newsletter of the American Community School of Beirut, Lebanon: Afghanistan RPCV Branwen Adams-Denton works in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
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March 1, 1999: Headlines: COS - Afghanistan: Archeology: Alumni Newsletter of the American Community School of Beirut, Lebanon: Afghanistan RPCV Branwen Adams-Denton works in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
Afghanistan RPCV Branwen Adams-Denton works in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
Afghanistan RPCV Branwen Adams-Denton works in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
Branwen Adams-Denton '67, a new member, writes: "After ACS, I attended Bryn Mawr College sporadically until 1978, when I finally managed to get my BA. During the intervening years, I did a stint in the Peace Corps in Afghanistan, and taught school in Morocco and Saudi Arabia. After graduation, I taught in Iran and in Saudi again. In 1981, I went be to BMC, where I earned an MA in 1984 and a PhD in 1991, both in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology. Most of my research during graduate school and thereafter has concentrated on artifacts dating to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC from the Persian Gulf. I do most of my work in Bahrain. In 1993, I was the Assistant Director of the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan. In 1994-1995, I was Fulbright Professor of Archaeology at the National University of Bahrain. 1996-1997 was spent as Professor of ancient Near Eastern history and archaeology at the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations, Changchun, P.R. China. At the present time, I am working as a waitress and finishing up my analysis of the pottery from the French excavation on Bahrain for which I am an official consultant. I have a 22-year old daughter who models in New York. In January, I am planning to take a course leading to a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, in Istanbul. Who knows what will happen after that?"
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Story Source: Alumni Newsletter of the American Community School of Beirut, Lebanon
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hi .i live in Afghanistan and i do have many great antique items . if you are intersted to them please let me know.
many thanks
amir