THOMAS LEVY RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE FROM CHARLES UNIVERSITY
Congratulations to ASOR’s former chair of the Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy, Professor Thomas E. Levy of the University of California, San Diego, who received the degree of Doctor honoris causa from Charles University. Charles University, located in Prague and founded in 1348, is the largest and most renowned Czech university and one of the oldest universities in the world.
The degree was awarded to Professor Levy in April 2018, during the two-day meeting of the University’s International Advisory Board. Levy was cited for his outstanding lifelong scientific achievements and for a significant contribution to the development of research in collaboration with Charles University. As the Charles University press release annoucing Professor Levy’s degree reads:
Professor Levy has worked with the Czech Institute of Egyptology at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in the field of archaeology and contact between ancient Egypt and Syropalestine since the beginning of the 21st century. Levy’s research in the Wadi Feynan territory, where his expeditions discovered unique monuments dating to the period between 3000 BCE and 1000 BCE, has been a major contribution to this field. The Czech Institute of Egyptology carries out work on markedly similar topics and Czech archaeological research in Abusir also offers significant parallels for Levy’s work in the Near East in the field of international trade and also in relation to the genesis of the first complex societies between 3000 BCE and 1000 BCE.
The press release goes on to quote Miroslav Bárta, Director, Czech Institute of Egyptology:
“I’ve been collaborating with Prof. Levy for a long time. I had the opportunity to give lectures at the University of California, while Prof. Levy did the same at Charles University. Recently, our collaboration with Prof. Levy focused on the theory of the punctuated equilibrium and its application in such disciplines as archaeology, Egyptology, history, and last but not least, security studies.”
Congratulations, again, to Professor Levy on this great honor!
To view the booklet from the ceremony, which includes the speech given in honor of Professor Levy and the text of his diploma, click here.
