Nadia Ben-Marzouk
Senior Lecturer of Classics and Archaeology Loyola Marymount University
Media
Biography
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
PhD
Levantine Archaeology
2020
University of California, Los Angeles
MA
Levantine Archaeology
2013
Hunter College
BA
Classical Archaeology and Anthropology
2010
Social
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations
- American Society of Overseas Research
Research Grants
Visiting Fellow, Visual Interactions in Early Writing Systems
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Classics £2100
2026-05-01
Project: “From Imitation to Innovation: Rethinking the Earliest Writing in the Southern Levant on Stamp Seals (ca. 1800/1700-1500 BCE)”
Getty Villa Scholar, Religious Experience in Antiquity
Getty Scholars Program at the Villa $23500
2025-09-18
Project: “Crafting the Religious Experience of Glyptic Producers in the Making of an East Mediterranean Exchange System (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)”
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow
W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research $30000
2024-06-01
Project: “Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)”
Courses
Aegean Art and Archaeology: The Bronze Age
Exploration of the various communities of ancient Crete, Greece and the Cyclades through their material remains, from the Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age.
Archaeology of the Levant
An introduction to the past societies of the Levant through a survey of its material culture, art, and textual record (when available) with a focus on factors that have contributed to transformations in the region, from the Epipaleolithic through the end of the Iron Age (ca.16,000–586 BCE).
Ancient Near East
A survey of the art, history, and major archaeological sites, monuments and texts from the earliest settlements in the Neolithic to the conquest of Alexander the Great.
Ancient Jerusalem: Archaeology and History
Explores the development of ancient Jerusalem as the Holy City through event and experience, surveying its religious, political, and cultural history with a focus on the transformation of sacred space.
Articles
Crafting Seals, Scripts and Exchange in the Middle Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean: Contextualizing Graphic Interconnections across Emergent Writing Systems via a Communities of Practice Framework
Writing as Visual ExperienceBen-Marzouk, Nadia
2026-12-01
Ben-Marzouk, Nadia. “Crafting Seals, Scripts and Exchange in the Middle Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean: Contextualizing Graphic Interconnections across Emergent Writing Systems via a Communities of Practice Framework.” In Writing as Visual Experience, edited by Phillipa Steele, pp. 265–311. De Gruyter, 2026.
Lachish (208 entries)
Corpus of Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant. Volume VI: Lachish, Lod, Lohamei, HaGeta’ot,Ben-Marzouk, Nadia
2026-01-01
Ben-Marzouk, Nadia. “Lachish (208 entries).” In Corpus of Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant. Volume VI: Lachish, Lod, Lohamei, HaGeta’ot, edited by Christoph Uehlinger, Ido Koch, Stefan Münger, and Silvia Schroer. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 42. Fribourg/Göttingen: Peeters, 2026.
Stamp Seals and Sealings
Excavations at Tel Nagila, 1963–1965: A Final Report2026 Beuthe, Tatjana, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, Ben Greet, Ido Koch, Silvia Schroer, Christoph Uehlinger, Stefan Münger
2026-01-01
Beuthe, Tatjana, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, Ben Greet, Ido Koch, Silvia Schroer, Christoph Uehlinger, Stefan Münger. “Stamp Seals and Sealings." In Excavations at Tel Nagila, 1963–1965: A Final Report, edited by Joe Uziel et al. (Bible and Archaeology Series). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2026.
Scratching the Surface of Middle Bronze Age Scarabs: Investigating Emigmatic Marks on Stamp Seals from Lachish and Megiddo
Near Eastern Archaeology 87.12024-03-01
Ben-Marzouk, Nadia and Ben Greet. 2024. “Scratching the Surface of Middle Bronze Age Scarabs: Investigating Emigmatic Marks on Stamp Seals from Lachish and Megiddo.” Near Eastern Archaeology 87.1: 44-54.
Some Highlights in Local vs. Regional Glyptic Consumption in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age I
Near Eastern Archaeology 86.42023-10-01
“Some Highlights in Local vs. Regional Glyptic Consumption in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age I.” Near Eastern Archaeology 86.4: 292-301.
On Vultures’ Wings…’: A Recent Find from Tel Lachish (Israel) Displaying a Vulture, a Caprid, a Snake and a Twig
In „Trinkt von dem Wein, den ich mischte!“ Festschrift für Silvia Schroer zum 65. Geburtstag, edited by Stefan Münger, Nancy Rahn, and Patrick Wyssmann. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Leuven: Peeters.Ben-Marzouk, Nadia, Bruno Biermann, Renate Fahrni, Ben Greet, Felix Höflmayer, Katharina Streit, and Stefan Münger.
2023-11-01
“‘On Vultures’ Wings…’: A Recent Find from Tel Lachish (Israel) Displaying a Vulture, a Caprid, a Snake and a Twig.” In „Trinkt von dem Wein, den ich mischte!“ Festschrift für Silvia Schroer zum 65. Geburtstag, edited by Stefan Münger, Nancy Rahn, and Patrick Wyssmann. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Leuven: Peeters.
The Corpus of Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant Database: A New Research Tool for Glyptic Studies
Near Eastern Archaeology 86.4Münger, Stefan, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, Ben Greet, Ido Koch
2023-10-01
“The Corpus of Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant Database: A New Research Tool for Glyptic Studies.” Near Eastern Archaeology 86.4: 274-283.
Othering the Alphabet: Rewriting the Social Context of a New Writing System in the Egyptian Expedition Community
Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring ApproachesNadia Ben-Marzouk
2022-08-01
“Othering the Alphabet: Rewriting the Social Context of a New Writing System in the Egyptian Expedition Community.” In Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches, edited by Danielle Candelora, Nadia Ben-Marzouk and Kathlyn M. Cooney, 279-298. Abingdon and New York: Routledge.
Power and the Study of Ancient Egyptian Society
Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring ApproachesBen-Marzouk, Nadia
2022-08-01
Ben-Marzouk, Nadia. “Power and the Study of Ancient Egyptian Society.” In Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches, edited by Danielle Candelora, Nadia Ben-Marzouk and Kathlyn M. Cooney, 11-16. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2022.
Investigating Ancient Egypt’s Societies: Past Approaches and New Directions.
Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring ApproachesCandelora, Danielle, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, and Kathlyn Cooney.
2022-08-01
Candelora, Danielle, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, and Kathlyn Cooney. “Investigating Ancient Egypt’s Societies: Past Approaches and New Directions.” In Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches, edited by Danielle Candelora, Nadia Ben-Marzouk and Kathlyn M. Cooney, 3-7. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2022.
Podcast for Public Outreach
An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching About the Ancient World. Volume 1Ben-Marzouk, Nadia and Danielle Candelora
2020-01-01
Ben-Marzouk, Nadia and Danielle Candelora. “Podcast for Public Outreach.” In An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching About the Ancient World. Volume 1, edited by Pinar Durgan, 199-201. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020.
Virtual Museum Exhibit: Humanizing the Past in the Present
An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching About the Ancient World. Volume 1Ben-Marzouk, Nadia
2020-01-01
Ben-Marzouk, Nadia. “Virtual Museum Exhibit: Humanizing the Past in the Present.” In An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching About the Ancient World. Volume 1, edited by Pinar Durgan, 196-198. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020.
Excavations of the New Kingdom Egyptian Fortress in Jaffa, 2011–2014: Traces of Resistance to Egyptian Rule in Canaan
American Journal of Archaeology 121.1Burke, Aaron A., Martin Peilstöcker, Amy Karoll, George Pierce, Krister Kowalski, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, Jacob Damm, Andrew Danielson, Heidi Dodgen, Brett Kaufman, Krystal V.L. Pierce, Felix Höflmayer, Brian N. Damiata, and Michael W.
2017-01-01
“Excavations of the New Kingdom Egyptian Fortress in Jaffa, 2011–2014: Traces of Resistance to Egyptian Rule in Canaan.” American Journal of Archaeology 121 (1):Open Access
