Javier  Álvarez-Mon 

Javier Álvarez-Mon, a native of Spain, holds degrees in ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology from the École du Louvre (Paris) and the University of California at Berkeley respectively. He is Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology and Art at Macquarie University, Sydney. He is a leading specialist in the art of Elam (c. 4200-525 BCE) and a specialist in the archaeology of Elam and early Persia (c. 550-475 BCE).