Hamdan Taha

Hamdan Taha
Hamdan Taha
حمدان طه
Citizenship	Palestinian
Occupations	Archaeologist; University lecturer;
Academic background
Education	Birzeit University (Bachelor's degree); University of Jordan (Master's degree); Free University of Berlin (PhD);
Thesis	(1990)
Academic work
Discipline	Archaeology
Institutions	Birzeit University; Department of Antiquities; Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities;

Hamdan Taha (Arabic: حمدان طه) is a Palestinian archaeologist. He taught at Birzeit University before becoming the director general of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage. Taha later worked for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities until he retired in 2014. He has led archaeological fieldwork at sites including Jericho, Hisham's Palace, and Khirbet Belameh.