 His Doctoral Thesis on "The Neo-Hittite Monuments, their Dating and Style" was written under the guidance of professor Yigael Yadin.Beginning in 1966 and until his retirement in 2004 he taught archaeology of Israel and Hittite art at the University of Tel-Aviv, receiving full professorship in 1985.From 1966 to 2004, he taught archaeology at Tel Aviv University.