A5015355040- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
Tel Aviv University
2016-2025
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2015-2024
Cleveland-Cliffs (United States)
2020
ArcelorMittal (United States)
2020
Panasonic (Japan)
2020
Israel Antiquities Authority
2020
Northern Minerals (Australia)
2020
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2019
Hudson Institute
2019
University of California, San Diego
2008-2016
This paper presents the results of 2009 excavations at Site 30 in Timna Valley, Israel. The results, coupled with a suite 11 new radiocarbon dates, fix chronology site between 11th and 9th centuries B.C.E. challenge previous chronological framework copper production activities southern Arabah Valley. also striking correlation recently reported archaeological record Iron Age Faynan, indicating technological social unity two regions. In light reexamination previously published materials, we...
Recent excavations and high-precision radiocarbon dating from the largest Iron Age (IA, ca. 1200–500 BCE) copper production center in southern Levant demonstrate major smelting activities region of biblical Edom (southern Jordan) during 10th 9th centuries BCE. Stratified samples artifacts were recorded with precise digital surveying tools linked to a geographic information system developed control on-site spatial analyses archaeological finds model data innovative visualization tools. The...
Abstract This paper aims at highlighting a methodological flaw in current biblical archaeology, which became apparent as result of recent research the Aravah’s Iron Age copper production centers. In essence, this flaw, cuts across all schools is prevailing, overly simplistic approach applied to identification and interpretation nomadic elements biblical-era societies. These have typically been described representing only one form social organization, simple almost negligible historical...
The Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern texts describe Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian, Babylonian military campaigns to the Southern Levant during 10th sixth centuries BCE. Indeed, many destruction layers dated this period have been unearthed in archaeological excavations. Several of these are securely linked specific widely accepted as chronological anchors. However, dating is often debated, challenging ability accurately reconstruct different raising questions regarding historicity...
Paleointensity and archaeointensity studies since the 1950s have produced numerous geomagnetic intensity data for last seven millennia. As a consequence of different experiments materials, there is complex internally inconsistent picture field behavior. In this study we present using recently developed experimental design on heretofore unexploited recording medium: copper slag deposits. Our results, based hundreds specimens from various archaeometallurgical sites Southern Levant, demonstrate...
The authors have explored the workplace and house of copper workers early Iron Age (twelfth to tenth century BC) in Jordan's Wadi Faynan ore district, showing that it belongs time between collapse great Bronze states arrival Egyptians area under Sheshonq I. They attribute this production local tribes – perhaps those engaged building biblical kingdom Edom.
AbstractIt was recently suggested that the introduction of camel to southern Levant occurred in early Iron Age (late 2nd-early 1st millennia BCE). Our study faunal remains from sites at Timna, together with previous studies Late Bronze and Timna Wadi Faynan, enable us pinpoint this event more precisely. The new evidence indicates first significant appearance camels Aravah Valley not earlier than last third 10th century BCE. This date accords data Negev settled lands further north when low...
Earth’s magnetic field, one of the most enigmatic physical phenomena planet, is constantly changing on various time scales, from decades to millennia and longer. The reconstruction geomagnetic field behavior in periods predating direct observations with modern instrumentation based geological archaeological materials has twin challenges ( i ) accuracy ancient paleomagnetic estimates ii dating material. Here we address latter by using a set storage jar handles (fired clay) stamped royal seals...
Site 34 ("Slaves' Hill") is a large copper smelting camp located on flat mesa at the center of Timna Valley. The first excavations site focused main slag mounds, related metallurgical installations, gatehouse, and site's perimeter wall. results, coupled with 14 new radiocarbon dates retrieved from short-lived samples, corroborate recently suggested chronological framework for Iron Age production in southern Arabah reveal more information nature turn millennium B.C.E. As nearby 30, peak took...
While the punctuated equilibrium model has been employed in paleontological and archaeological research, it rarely applied for technological social evolution Holocene. Using metallurgical technologies from Wadi Arabah (Jordan/Israel) as a case study, we demonstrate gradual development (13th-10th c. BCE) followed by human agency-triggered "leap" (late-10th simultaneously across entire region (an area of ~2000 km2). Here, present an unparalleled, diachronic archaeometallurgical dataset...
Data from the marriage of paleomagnetism and archaeology (archaeomagnetism) are backbone attempts to create geomagnetic field models for ancient times. Paleointensity experimental design has been focus intensive efforts requirements shortcomings increasingly well understood. Some archaeological materials have excellent age control inscriptions, which can be tied a given decade or even specific year in some cases. In this study, we analyzed fired mud bricks used construction Ishtar Gate,...
<title>Abstract</title> Hundreds of thousands cubic meters legacy radioactive waste from plutonium production stored at U.S. Department Energy’s Hanford site will be immobilized in glass for disposal. The must limit radionuclide release into the environment years, which is challenging to assess laboratory experiments. Long-term alteration behavior analogue glasses can demonstrate how perform over extended periods. Glasses buried hundreds years climatically variable sites were selected...
Abstract Geomagnetic models based on direct observations since the 1830s show that averaged relative change in field intensity Earth's surface over past 170 years is less than 4.8% per decade. It unknown if these rates represent typical behavior of secular variations due to insufficient temporal resolution archaeomagnetic records from earlier periods. To address this question, we investigate two ancient slag mounds Cyprus—Skouriotissa Vouppes (SU1, fourth fifth centuries CE, 21 m height),...
Abstract Economic and industrial progress frequently comes at the expense of environmental sustainability. For early Iron Age (~ eleventh to ninth centuries BCE) smelters ancient copper industry Timna Valley, southern Israel, where today hyper-arid Aravah Desert provides sparse vegetation, woody fuel for metallurgical furnaces constituted greatest limiting factor continued operations. This study presents first investigation into sources relied upon by this during its most intensive period,...
The popular image of metalworking sites in desert settings envisages armies slaves engaged back-breaking labour. This is conflict with ethnographic evidence indicating that skilled specialist metalworkers are often accorded high social status. study approaches contradiction directly by studying the remains domesticated food animals from domestic and industrial contexts at Timna southern Israel. authors demonstrate higher-value meat cuts come contexts, where they were associated metalworkers,...
Paleomagnetic analysis of archaeological materials is crucial for understanding the behavior geomagnetic field in past. As it often difficult to accurately date acquisition magnetic information recorded materials, large age uncertainties and discrepancies are common archaeomagnetic datasets, limiting ability use these data modeling dating. Here we present an dated reconstruction intensity direction Jerusalem August, 586 BCE, city's destruction by fire Babylonian army, which marks end Iron...
Abstract The Hula Valley has two key Acheulian sites: Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY), a large flake site with hundreds of basalt bifaces and significant number flint handaxes, Ma'ayan Barukh (MB), where more than 3500 handaxes were collected. Over the last one million years, valley was filled by alluvium flows, devoid sources suitable for handaxe production. We conducted archaeological geological surveys combined an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry geochemical study to determine...