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Media Info

• Height: 6' 2"
• Weight: 215 lbs.
• Hair: Brown
• Eyes: Hazel

Quick Fun Facts

• Member of Mensa
• Private tutor to Nicole Kidman
• Has hiked Mt. Whitney, Tikal, Petra, Yosemite
• Regularly contributes to TV, Radio, Web, Blog, and Social Media efforts

Movies

Ancient Qumran: A Virtual Reality Tour (SDNHM, June 18, 2007 - Jan 6, 2008)
- Trailer 1
- Trailer 2

Television

History of the World in Two Hours (History Channel, 2011) (Flight 33)
Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls (National Geographic Channel, 2010) (CTVC)
Ancient Aliens: The Series (History Channel, 2010) (Prometheus)
Life After People: The Wrath of God (History Channel, 2010) (Flight 33)
Blood for the Gods (Discovery Channel, 2010) (Flight 33)
Daily Planet: October 6, 2009 (Discovery Channel Canada, 2009) (Discovery)
Angels & Demons: Decoded (History Channel, 2009) (Prometheus)
Biblical Mysteries Explained: Lost Gospels (Discovery Channel, 2009) (Flight 33)
Ancient Aliens (History Channel, 2009) (Prometheus)
Biblical Mysteries Explained: Exodus (Discovery Channel, 2008) (Flight 33)
Biblical Mysteries Explained: Sodom and Gomorrah (Discovery Channel, 2008) (Flight 33)
Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest (History Channel, 2008) (Prometheus)
San Diego Insider #217 (Channel 4 San Diego, 2007)
Decoding the Past: Prophecies of Iraq (History Channel, 2006) (Paulist)
Decoding the Past: Prophecies of Israel (History Channel, 2005) (Paulist)

Radio

"Ray Appleton Show" – Guest for 1-hour interview with Ray Appleton on KMJ 580, Fresno, CA, May 20, 2011. [web]
Selavan, Barnea and Dovid Willner, “Interview of Dr. Robert Cargill,” LandMinds, Arutz Sheva’s Israel National Radio, Aug. 18, 2010. [mp3 part 1, part 2]
Sanchez, Maria, “Interview with Robert Cargill,” The Maria Sanchez Show, KTVA AM 1520, Dec. 27, 2007.

Web

Selected Press Coverage of Research

Casas, Flavia, “Tech-savvy Professors Take to Tweeting,” Daily Bruin, Jan. 20, 2011. [web]
Horgan, Richard, “UCLA Prof Earns Doctorate in Self-Defense,” Fishbowl LA, Nov. 23, 2010. [web]
Tugend, Tom, “Slander, Lies and the Dead Sea Scrolls,” Jewish Journal, Nov. 23, 2010. [web]
“Cyber Bullying: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Criminal Case of Raphael Golb,” UCLA Newsweek, Nov. 17, 2010 [web]
Selavan, Barnea and Dovid Willner, “Interview of Dr. Robert Cargill,” LandMinds, Arutz Sheva’s Israel National Radio, Aug. 18, 2010. [mp3 part 1, part 2]
Abhold, Katrina, “Robert Cargill ‘Star’ of Fresno City Colleges,” UCLA Today, Aug. 3, 2010. [web]
Than, Ker, “Biblical Mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls Solved?” National Geographic, July 27, 2010. [web]
Sullivan, Meg, “Scholar Highlights New Research on Dead Sea Scrolls in TV Special,” UCLA Today, July 22, 2010. [web]
Tigay, Chanan, “Scholarly Squad Debunks Biblical ‘Discoveries’,” AOL News, May 2, 2010. [web]
Jarus, Owen, “Exclusive Interview: Dr. Robert Cargill on Virtual Reality Qumran,” Heritage Key, July 20, 2009. [web]
Kolowich, Steve, “Harassment of Dead Sea Scroll Scholars Leads to Arrest of Professor’s Son,” Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2009. [web]
Afron, Heidi, "קומראן בתלת־ממד" (“Qumran in Three-dimensions”), National Geographic Israel, June 2008. (Hebrew) [web]
Sanchez, Maria, “Interview with Robert Cargill,” The Maria Sanchez Show, KTVA AM 1520, Dec. 27, 2007.
Whipps, Heather, “Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site,” Live Science, July 12, 2007. [web]
Feuer, Jack, “On Exhibit: Ancient Qumran Comes Alive,” UCLA Magazine, July, 1, 2007 [web]
Sullivan, Meg, “Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light On Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site,” Science Daily, June 21, 2007 [web]
Tugend, Tom, “Armchair Archeologists Can Explore Qumran Virtually,” Jewish Journal, June 14, 2007. [web]