NEIL ASHER SILBERMAN is an author and historian with a special interest in history, archaeology, and public interpretation. A former Guggenheim Fellow and a graduate of Wesleyan University in the United States, he is the author of nine books on archaeological subjects. As a contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine and frequent contributor to other archaeological and general-interest periodicals, he has special expertise in the communication of archaeological discoveries and insights to the general public. His books include :

• The Bible Unearthed (with Israel Finkelstein, The Free Press 2001)
• Heavenly Powers (Penguin Putnam 1998);
• Inheriting the Kingdom (with Richard A. Horsley, Putnam 1997);
• The Archaeology of Israel (with David A. Small, Sheffield 1995);
• Invisible America (with Mark P. Leone, Holt 1995);
• The Hidden Scrolls (Putnam 1994);
• A Prophet from Amongst You: The Life of Yigael Yadin (Addison-Wesley 1993);
• Between Past and Present (Holt 1989);
• Digging for God and Country (Knopf 1982).

He has been on the staff of the Ename Center since 1998, working on various international projects in archaeology and heritage interpretation.

Neil Silberman can be reached by e-mail on the following address : Neil.Silberman@Ename974.org