A5001200646- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Marine and environmental studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Islamic Studies and History
- Phytoestrogen effects and research
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
Bar-Ilan University
2013-2025
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2002-2004
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
1999
The presence of burned seeds, wood, and flint at the Acheulian site Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in Israel is suggestive control fire by humans nearly 790,000 years ago. distribution site's small fragments suggests that burning occurred specific spots, possibly indicating hearth locations. Wood six taxa was site, least three which are edible--live, wild barley, grape.
Weeds are currently present in a wide range of ecosystems worldwide. Although the beginning their evolution is largely unknown, researchers assumed that they developed tandem with cultivation since appearance agricultural habitats some 12,000 years ago. These rapidly-evolving plants invaded human disturbed areas and thrived new habitat. Here we unprecedented findings presence "proto-weeds" small-scale trial Ohalo II, 23,000-year-old hunter-gatherers' sedentary camp on shore Sea Galilee,...
The Acheulean site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in the Dead Sea Rift Israel documents hominin movements and technological development on a corridor between Africa Eurasia. New age data place at 780,000 years ago (oxygen isotope stage 19), considerably older than previous estimates. archaeological from portray strong affinities with African stone tool traditions. findings also reflect adroit technical skills in-depth planning abilities, more advanced complex those earlier occurrences Levant.
The Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (Israel) has revealed a unique association edible nuts with pitted hammers and anvils. Located in the Dead Sea rift, on boundary between Arabian African plates, dates to Early-Middle Pleistocene, oxygen isotope stage 19. In series strata, seven species nuts, most which can be cracked open only by hard hammer, were uncovered. Five are extant terrestrial two aquatic now extinct Levant. addition, yielded an assemblage anvils similar pit morphology...
The spatial designation of discrete areas for different activities reflects formalized conceptualization a living space. results analyses Middle Pleistocene Acheulian archaeological horizon (about 750,000 years ago) at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel, indicate that hominins differentiated their (stone knapping, tool use, floral and faunal processing consumption) across These were organized in two main areas, including multiple around hearth. diversity human the distinctive patterning with which...
Significance Our knowledge of the diet early hominins derives mainly from animal skeletal remains found in archaeological sites, leading to a bias toward protein-based diet. We report on earliest known archive food plants superimposed Acheulian sites excavated at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel. These remains, some 780,000 y old, comprise 55 taxa, including nuts, fruits, seeds, vegetables, and producing underground storage organs. They reflect varied plant diet, staple foods, seasonality,...
In contrast to animal foods, wild plants often require long, multistep processing techniques that involve significant cognitive skills and advanced toolkits perform. These costs are thought have hindered how hominins used these foods delayed their adoption into our diets. Through the analysis of starch grains preserved on basalt anvils percussors, we demonstrate a wide variety were processed by Middle Pleistocene at site Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in Israel, least 780,000 y ago. results further...
Carbonized remains of seeds and fruit mixed with sand were collected in Areas A B the Late Bronze Age site (thirteenth century BCE) on southern beach Ashdod. The majority identified grapes; other species are represented by a few seeds.
Global agro-biodiversity has resulted from processes of plant migration and agricultural adoption. Although critically affecting current diversity, crop diffusion Classical antiquity to the Middle Ages is poorly researched, overshadowed by studies on that prehistoric periods. A new archaeobotanical dataset three Negev Highland desert sites demonstrates first millennium CE’s significance for long-term change in Southwest Asia. This enables evaluation ‘Islamic Green Revolution (IGR)’ thesis...
Reconstructing the origins of plant cultivation in southwest Asia is crucial for understanding associated processes such as emergence sedentary communities and domesticated crops. Among criteria archaeobotanists developed identifying earliest cultivation, presence potential arable weeds found association with wild cereal legume remains has been used a basis supporting models prolonged before crops appear. However, proposed weed floras mainly consist genus-level identifications that do not...
Remains of the highly nutritious aquatic plant Fox nut -Euryale ferox Salisb.(Nymphaeaceae) -were found at Acheulian site Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel.Here, we present new evidence for complex cognitive strategies hominins as seen in their exploitation E. nuts.We draw on excavated data and parallels observed traditional collecting processing practices from Bihar, India.We suggest that during early Middle Pleistocene, implemented multistage procedures comprising underwater gathering...
In the 1960s and 1970s, two copper-smelting sites (Sites 2 30) a cultic place (the 'Hathor Shrine', Site 200) were excavated by Beno Rothenberg's 'Arabah Expedition' in Timna Valley. They yielded rich archaeobotanical assemblages, most of which never published. These data provide rare opportunity to reconstruct plant food aspects daily lives copper smelters. this study, we able locate identify some 10,000 remains, dated final phase Late Bronze Age early Iron 13th–9th centuries BCE). Most...
This paper presents a systematic design methodology for logarithmic amplifiers and receiver signal strength indicator (RSSI) circuits. A close expression the maximum detection error using piece wise linear approximation of function was derived. The has been proposed that optimizes power consumption 3 dB bandwidth single stage CMOS limiting amplifier according to common mode voltages in order meet voltage gain requirements. results RSSI circuit indicate 70 dynamic range, 500 MHz 0.6...
In contrast with the relatively rich documentation from el-Amarna archive related to main city-states of southern Levant in Amarna Age (Late Bronze IIA; 14th century b.c.e.), archaeological data these sites is still wanting. This unfortunate situation highlights importance ca. 60,000-item plant collection recently exposed Late IIA palace at Tel Beth-Shemesh. Room L1505 palace—apparently a pantry due its contents foodstuffs and vessels for food preparation consumption—contained eight deposits...
Four populations of an annual Lathyrus species new to Israel have been found since 1999. Three these are located in the Coastal Plain, fourth Judean Mountains. All grow more-or-less disturbed habitats. These were identified by us as clymenum and compared with related or similar verify identification. L. is a minor crop, grown mainly some central Mediterranean south European countries, but it was used for food, traded such, already over 3,750 years ago. Archaeobotanical findings its seeds...