Michael G. Hasel
Michael G. Hasel is an American biblical archaeologist and scholar of Near Eastern studies. He is Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology, Director of the Institute of Archaeology, and Curator of the Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee, U.S. Hasel has over 30 years of field experience and has co‑directed major excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, Socoh, and Tel Lachish in Israel. His team discovered some of the most notable archaeological finds in Israel in recent years, including the Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon and Lachish's Canaanite ivory comb.