| Instructor Highlight - Dr. David Lipovitch |
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Date : 1-11-21
Archaeology of Central and South America: The Aztecs, the Incas, and the Mayans
Dr. David Lipovitch (Harvard, '99) is an archeologist with an impressive career and a passion for teaching. His knowledge of history and extensive experience in the field of archelogy makes him well-suited to lead Archaeology of Central and South America in Fall 2021 at The LIFE Institute. Students will join him on a journey through the archeological discoveries that contribute to our understanding of the Aztecs, the Incas, the Mayans and their predecessors. Learn more about Dr. Lipovitch below!
About Dr. Lipovitch
Extensive Education in His Field Dr. Lipovitch earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (Archaeology) and Syro-Palestinian Studies from the University of Toronto in 1989. He then moved from the Toronto area to pursue graduate studies and earn his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Archaeology from Harvard University (1999). His dissertation examined the animal remains from the Achaemenid Persian Period at the archaeological site of Tel Ashkelon in Israel.
An Exciting Career in Archeology Dr. Lipovitch began his career in archeology in the late 1980s where he worked in Toronto for one of the first contract archeology firms in Ontario. Since then, he has been active with archaeological excavations in southern Ontario, Israel, Jordan, the Republic of Georgia and Turkey. "I worked for about a decade at the Philistine site of Tel Ashkelon on the coast of Israel, and I have been working for the last 18 years with the University of Toronto's excavations at the site of Tell Tayinat in Turkey. I also work with projects in Jordan and Georgia," shares Dr. Lipovitch.
A Passion for Teaching Dr. Lipovitch began lecturing publicly in the early 1990s. He currently teaches at Wilfred Laurier University in history and archaeology departments. He is also a Research Affiliate at the University of Toronto. "I am currently teaching undergraduates at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, and seniors at LIFE and the Betel Centre. I am also a regular participant in graduate seminars at the University of Toronto," shares Dr. Lipovitch.
Joining The LIFE Institute as an InstructorDr. Lipovitch began teaching at The LIFE Institute in 2014 after being introduced to the program by his former student. "I enjoy interacting with the diverse students and knowing that I am helping older adults remain mentally active and engaged. The Institute is a great way for everyone to continue lifelong learning, exercise their brain and meet interesting people," says Dr. Lipovitch. Sign Up for Courses at LIFE in Winter 2022Dr. Lipovitch's course is just one of many in which students may enroll in Winter 2022. For more information about course registration and the variety of available courses, see Archaeology to Art, Genetics to Politics - Online Courses to Enable Lifelong Learning. Courses Taught by Dr. Lipovitch
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