Mahmoud Hammoud

Dr. Hammoud is the General Director of Antiquities and Museums in Syria since 2017,  and he is the head of the Department of Antiquities of Damascus countryside since 2002 and the head of the Encyclopedia of Antiquities in Syria since 2014.

Dr. Hammoud has BA in Philosophical and Social Studies from Damascus University in 1986, Master in the history of the Ancient N ear East 2007 and Ph.D. in the history of the Ancient Near East in 2012

He is also member and editor of the Journal “Mhd Al Hadarat” and “The Archaeological Facts in Syria” issued by the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums. He has also several publications, like: The Aramean Kingdoms of Syria, 2008, and the Ancient burial cult in south Syria, 2010, and others.