Definition: Polish-born Ephraim Speiser emigrated to the United States as a teenager; he was an expert on Middle Eastern and Mesopotamian archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, and was one of only a few scholars of the day that spoke ancient Hittite. His main claim to fame include his 1930s excavations at Tepe Gawra, where he identified the ceramics known as Halaf; and his assistance in the translation of the Torah from the ancient Hebrew into English.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
