▁Israel , ▁Jordan , ▁Greece ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁field work ▁at ▁Tel ▁Mi q ne , ▁Tel ▁Dor , ▁Tel ▁Y aqu sh , ▁Tel ▁el - H am me h , ▁Be ers he va , ▁Tel ▁Re kh esh , ▁Meg id do , ▁Ain ▁Gh az al , ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁extens ively ▁on ▁Near ▁Eastern ▁arch ae ology . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁associate ▁at ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Sem it ic ▁Museum ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁the ▁Al br ight ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ological ▁Research ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁at ▁Boston ▁University . ▁ ▁J off e ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁S UN Y ▁P urchase . ▁ ▁J off ee ▁is ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁A NET od ay , ▁the ▁month ly ▁news letter ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁School s ▁of ▁Oriental ▁Research ▁( AS OR ). ▁ ▁J off e ▁married ▁Rach el ▁S . ▁Hall ote , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁writer ▁C yn th ia ▁O z ick , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁state ▁J off e ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁using ▁evidence ▁form ▁arch ae ology ▁and ▁ep ig raph y ▁to ▁propose ▁an ▁" eth nic ▁state " ▁model ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁pet ty ▁kingdom s ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Lev ant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁BC . ▁ ▁He ▁describes ▁Israel , ▁Jud