Publications

Zimmerle, William G. "Crafting Cuboid Incense Burners in the Land of Frankincense: The Dhofar Ethnoarchaeology Preservation Project". 2017. English/Arabic. Washington: Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center/Liberty House Press. ISBN: 978-0997271317

Zimmerle, William. "Cultural Treasures from the Cave Shelters of Dhofar: Photographs and Texts from the Rock Art Heritage of Southern Oman." (2017). English/Arabic. Washington: Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center/Liberty Press. ISBN: 9780997271324.

Zimmerle, William G. with Liaqat Ali, Matthew O'Connor, and M. Shiraz Al. July 2024.“Incense Burner TWL Reg. No. 195,” in Petra's Temple of the Winged Lions: Excavation and Conservation Projects 1973 - 2005 and 2009 - 2021, Vol. 2: The Finds and Community Engagement. edited by P. Paul Creasman, Noreen Doyle, and China Shelton. Amman, Jordan-Alexandria, VA: The American Center of Research, 2024, Chapter 9, pp. 485-498.

W. Zimmerle, Liaqat Ali, Matthew O'Connor and Muhammad Shiraz Ali. July 2024. "Incense Burners--A Special Study. Addendum: Sample Extraction and Scientific Analysis," in Final Report of the 1923-1925 R.A.S. Macalister’s Palestine Exploration Fund. edited by G. Gilmour. London: The Palestine Exploration Publications XIX, Chapter 6: 293 - 296.

Zimmerle, W.G.. "Terracotta Cuboid Incense Burners and their Aromatics as Evidence for the 'Seafaring Merchants of Ur' in the 1st Millennium BCE," in Archaeology from Every Angle. Papers in Honor of Richard Zettler. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Penn Museum Publications, 2024 (Chapter 17).

W. Zimmerle, "Incense Burners-A Special Study," in Final Report of Excavations on the Hill of the Ophel by R.A.S. Macalister and J. Garrow Duncan 1923–1925 by G. Gilmour. Catalogue and Examination of the Finds in the Collections of the Palestine Exploration Fund, 2024.

Zimmerle, William G. "From History to Heritage: The Arabian Incense Burner." in The Gulf in World History: Arabia at the Crossroads. 2018. Ed. by A. Fromherz. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Press, 2018

Ul-hassan, I., Idrees, M., Naikoo, G., Rashan, L., Elhissi, A., Zimmerle, W., And Ahmed, W. 2018. "Recent Advances In Applications Of Active Constituents Of Selected Medicinal Plants Of Dhofar, Sultanate Of Oman." Asian Journal Of Pharmaceutical And Clinical Research Vol. 11 Issue 4 (April): 28-37.

Zimmerle, William Gerard. "Ethnographic light on the form, function, and decoration of'Arabian-style'cuboid incense burners from first-millennium BC Nippur." In Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, pp. 337-351. Archaeopress, 2014.

Zimmerle, William. “Evidence for the Arabian Spice Trade in the Southern Levant: Incense Altars and Alabaster Jars from the Axial Age (8th-4th Century B.C.E.)” W.F. Albright Newsletter Fellow's Report, Jerusalem: 2012. 

Zimmerle, William. “The Impact of Neo-Assyrian Imperialism on Iron Age Jordan” W.F. Albright Newsletter Fellow’s Report, Jerusalem: 2011. 

Zimmerle, William. “The 2005 Season at Tall Dhiban” (coauthored w/ B. Routledge, Porter, Steen) Annual Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 2010.

Zimmerle, William. “Tall Dhiban Report” (in Archaeology in Jordan, 2007 Season. eds. Stephen H. Savage, et al.) The American Journal of Archaeology 112:3, 2008: 509-528.

Zimmerle, William. “The 2004 Season at Dhiban (Jordan): Prospection, Preservation, and Planning” (coauthored w/ B. Routledge, Porter, Steen, Parlsow, & de Jong). Annual Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 2005. 

Zimmerle, William. "Camel" Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall, et al. New York: John Wiley & Sons:1281-1282.

Zimmerle, William. "Ashdod" Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall. New York: John Wiley & Sons:816-817.

Zimmerle, William. "Ezekiel" Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall. New York: John Wiley & Sons:2607-2608.

Zimmerle, William. "Orontes" Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall. New York: John Wiley & Sons:4940.

Zimmerle, William. "Red Sea" Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall. New York: John Wiley & Sons:5752-5753.

Zimmerle, William. "Perfumes and Unguents." Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall. New York: John Wiley & Sons:5151–5152.

Zimmerle, William. "Ethiopia." Encyclopedia of Ancient History. 2012. Edited by R. S. Bagnall. New York: John Wiley & Sons:1-2.

W. Zimmerle, "Canaanite Deities," "Peraea Transjordan," "Egyptian Deities," "Mesopotamian Deities," "Mesopotamian Creation Myths," "Exodus," "Patriarchal Travel Narratives," Classical Traditions 1000 BCE - 300 CE: World History Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio, 2008.

A. Burke and W. Zimmerle, “A Prospectus on the Study of Warfare in the Ancient Near East,” Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Session Chairs: Warfare and Empire and their Impact on the Ancient Near East. ASOR Conference Paper (Published online). Atlanta, Georgia, 2012: 1-13.