A5076142907- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Ancient Near East History
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine and environmental studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
University of Haifa
2016-2025
Israel Antiquities Authority
2023
California Maritime Academy
2021
Carmel (Israel)
2018-2020
University of Chicago
2012
Chicago College of Oriental Medicine
2012
Significance Historians have long debated the role of climate in rise and fall empires 1st millennium CE. Drastic territorial contraction Byzantine Empire, societal decline, beginning European Middle Ages generally been linked to Islamic conquests seventh century. This multidisciplinary archaeological investigation trash mounds Negev Desert establishes end date organized management Byzantine-period city Elusa demonstrates urban collapse a century before transition. Our findings, taken...
This report analyzes faunal remains found in a building complex at 'Amqa, primarily from the late Fatimid–early Crusader periods (eleventh–twelfth centuries CE). The assemblage consists mainly of cattle, sheep and goats, with smaller number camel, wild boar, equid, chicken tortoise remains. Cattle bones, particularly young individuals, are most prevalent, suggesting focus on cattle rearing. Butchery marks indicate use tools for carcass processing, bone fragmentation patterns suggest both...
The excavation at Ard es-Samra revealed a protohistoric site covering an area of c. 200 dunams. Pottery and flint tools found the are attributed to nearby Pre-Pottery Neolithic B–Pottery settlement, while remains from Early Chalcolithic III period suggest existence small settlement site. Late include evidence cave dwellings, knapping workshop hewn winepress—the oldest winepress uncovered in Israel date. Bronze Age I EB IA burial IB structures. Scant structures rich assemblage pottery dated...
Two of the refuse pits discovered on Zionist Congress Street in Yehud contained animal bones. The bone assemblages from were quite small, comprising mainly cattle, as well sheep/goat and one pig bone. representation all parts skeleton indicates that slaughtering animals their initial processing took place next to pits. Based meager wear signs bones, it seems remains buried shortly after disposal.
The salvage excavation near Khan et-Tujjar yielded a small assemblage of animal bones originating in the marketplace that operated at site from late Mamluk to Ottoman periods. is too draw conclusions regarding meat consumption marketplace; however, it seems most came cattle and sheep. Several vertebrae exhibit split along their length, indicating carving by an expert butcher.
The Middle Bronze Age II burial cave at Beit Ṣafafa yielded a small assemblage of animal bones. At least nine different animals were documented, all adult death. remains the funerary deposits are typical MB in their exclusive use caprine offerings. bones provide additional data concerning offerings that accompanied interments Age.
Abstract Exploring and using remote segments of complex karst systems represents the incorporation one wildest most demanding natural environments into cultural fabric Neolithic-Chalcolithic village-based communities in Levant. The unique preservation an early fifth-millennium bce activity phase Har Sifsof Cave northern Israel allows for a detailed investigation case human interaction with deep underground this region. study archaeological assemblages, environmental speleological data...
The faunal assemblage from the 9(th)-8(th) millennium BP site at Sha'ar Hagolan, Israel, is used to study human interaction with wild suids and cattle in a time period just before appearance of domesticated animals these species Jordan Valley. Our results, based on demographic osteometric data, indicate that full domestication both occurred during 8(th) millennium. Importantly, was preceded taxa by metric population parameters indicating severe overhunting. possible role overhunting shaping...
Here we explore aspects of Canaanite palatial economy through an analysis finds from the Middle Bronze Age palace at Tel Kabri, a 34 ha site located in western Galilee modern day Israel. The was founded middle part MBA I period, and continued without interruption until advanced II period. Despite fact that Kabri vast (perhaps up to 6000 sq m), functioned as center polity, could commission wall floor paintings Aegean style, there are no signs literate administration, or even administrative...
The Late Bronze of the Eastern Mediterranean (1550-1150 BCE) was a period strong commercial relations and great prosperity, which ended in collapse migration groups to Levant. Here we aim at studying translocation cattle pigs during this period. We sequenced first ancient mitochondrial Y chromosome DNA from Greece Israel compared results with morphometric analysis metacarpal cattle. also increased previous pig datasets extracted for samples Greece. found that underwent complex history, links...
Abstract The Byzantine – Islamic transition (7 th –8 centuries CE) in the desert-edge Palaestina Tertia is examined using faunal remains recovered from archaeological sites Negev. Archaeozoological analyses suggest sharp differences between Late and Early animal economies, especially herding patterns exploitation of wildlife resources. These are suggested to reflect both cultural land ownership changes following Arab conquest, against backdrop climatic change. archaeozoological record...
Understanding past human settlement of inhospitable regions is one the most intriguing puzzles in archaeological research, with implications for more sustainable use marginal today. During Byzantine period 4th century CE, large settlements were established arid region Negev Desert, Israel, but it remains unclear why did so, and abandoned three centuries later. Previous theories proposed that was a "green desert" early 1st millennium Empire withdrew from this due to dramatic climatic...
Predator-prey interactions have been a central theme in population ecology for the past century, but real-world data sets only exist recent, relatively short (<100 years) time spans. This limits our ability to study centennial/millennial-scale predator-prey dynamics. We propose that regional radiocarbon databases can be used reconstruct signal of dynamics deep time, overcoming this limitation. support argument with examples from Pleistocene Beringia and Holocene Judean Desert.