Christopher M. Monroe (Ph.D., Near
Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, 2000; M.A., Nautical
Archaeology, Texas A&M University, 1990; M.S., Information,
University of Michigan, 2001) is a Senior Lecturer of Near Eastern
Studies and Curator for the Jonathan and Jeanette Rosen Tablet
Collection. His primary interest is in socioeconomic relations
in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East in the Bronze Age,
with a particular focus on maritime traders.