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Hal Bonnette

Contact Information

E-mail: bonnette@earthlink.net

Title and Position

Civil Rights Investigator
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, D.C.

Institution or Business

U.S. Government

Age

48

Excavation Experience

Volunteer with the Department of Archaeology, Mount Vernon, VA (George Washington's home)
1999 - Area director at Tel Akko, Israel, with the University of Haifa
1998 - Square supervisor at Megiddo, Israel, with the University of Tel Aviv and Penn State University
1996 - Square supervisor at Megiddo, Israel
1994 - Megiddo, Israel

Other Information

B.A. in political science from Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA

1968 Masters in Public Administration from Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA

1976 Worked in various civil rights agencies in the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., since 1979

Besides digging in Israel, I have dug with (1) the U.S. National Park Service at Harmony Hall, MD, 1985 and 1986, and at Manassas Battlefield Park, VA, 1986-87, and (2) the Department of Archaeology at George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, VA, 1987-1999