Garth Gilmour is a near eastern archaeologist who has excavated at sites in Israel, Cyprus and Turkey. His particular focus is on the Bronze and Iron Ages in the southern Levant and eastern Mediterranean. He has published a number of scholarly articles on ancient Israelite religion, eastern Mediterranean trade in the Late Bronze Age, and other subjects. Dr Gilmour is a Research Fellow in the Discipline Group Old and New Testament at the University of Stellenbosch.