Nancy Benco

Associate Professorial Lecturer in Anthropology
E-mail benco@gwu.edu
No on-campus office in fall 2008.

Dr. Benco is an Old World archaeologist with particular expertise in ceramics.

Research

Dr. Benco has conducted several seasons of field excavation at the site of al-Basra, Morocco. She is an expert on the archaeology of the Islamic world, the origins of complex societies, and ceramics.

Current Research Projects

Ceramics consultant, Kilise Tepe, Turkey.

Selected Publications

Books

2004	Benco, N., ed. Anatomy of a Medieval Islamic Town. British Archaeological Reports. Oxford: Archaeopress.

Articles and Book Chapters

2007	Benco, N., S. Ennahid, M.J. Blackman, H. Neff, M. Glascock, and R.J. Speakman. "Chemical analyses of pottery and clays from the medieval Islamic city of al-Basra and its hinterland in northern Morocco." In J. Zozya, ed., Proceedings of the VIII International Congress of Medieval Ceramics in the Mediterranean.
2004	Benco, N., A. Ettahiri and M. Loyet. "Worked bone tools: Linking metal artisans and animal processors in Medieval Islamic Morocco," Antiquity 76(292):447-457.
1999	Benco, N., and J.C. Boone. "Islamic settlement in Europe and North Africa." Annual Review of Anthropology 28:51-71.

Course Taught

Anth 003: Archaeology
Anth 184: Old World Prehistory: First Farmers to First Cities
Anth 203: Proseminar in Archaeology
Anth 282: America's Archaeological Heritage
Anth 284: Archaeology Field/Laboratory Research
Anth 286: Technology

Education

Ph.D. 1986, SUNY at Binghamton
Certificate (Ceramic Analysis) 1984, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.A. 1981, George Washington University
B.A., Wittenberg University (Ohio)