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A charred basket pattern on a jar from the time of the 586 BCE Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem (Photo: Johanna Regev)
Beating the Plateau
30.04.2024
Scientific Archaeology

Weizmann Institute researchers establish absolute chronology for Kingdom of Judah’s Jerusalem

The “Bomb Peak” May Realign Date of an Ancient Volcanic Event
The “Bomb Peak” May Realign Date of an Ancient Volcanic Event
21.01.2021
Scientific Archaeology

Weizmann scientists resolve a controversy surrounding an ancient olive branch 

Drs. Elisabetta Boaretto and Tobias Richter. In the foreground is a Natufian hearth at Shubayqa, Jordan
Uncovering Varied Pathways to Agriculture
05.12.2017
Scientific Archaeology

New dates for a 15,000-year-old site in Jordan challenge some prevailing assumptions about the beginnings of permanent settlement

Recently uncovered remains of a massive stone tower built to guard Gihon Spring – a vital water supply just downhill from the ancient city of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Tower Younger than Thought
15.06.2017
Scientific Archaeology

Ultra-precise dating takes nearly 1,000 years off its age

Manot skull
When Age Matters
26.02.2015
Scientific Archaeology
The precise dating of ancient charcoal found near a skull is helping reveal a unique period in prehistory
(left) Field photograph of two skeletons (adult on left, adolescent on right) during excavation. Photo: E. Gerstein, Haifa University (right) Reconstruction of the double burial at the time of inhumation. The bright veneer inside the grave on the right is partially covered by green plants
Oldest Use of Flowers in Grave Lining
10.07.2013
Scientific Archaeology

Radiocarbon dating at the Weizmann Institute determines the age of flowery graves.  A new accelerator will help solve long-standing...

Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto and Prof. Stephen Weiner
New Center Looks to the Past
19.03.2012
Scientific Archaeology

A new Israel-German center combines hi-tech science with archaeology

Archaeological Riddles
Archaeological Riddles
01.10.2003
Scientific Archaeology

Science helps uncover an archaeology fraud

Sudden Climate Warming Took Place in Africa 2,000 Years Ago, Weizmann Institute Study Reveals
Sudden Climate Warming Took Place in Africa 2,000 Years Ago, Weizmann Institute Study Reveals
14.08.1998
Environment
REHOVOT, Israel - August 14, 1998 -A sudden warming of climate lasting several centuries took place in...
Yaba-Daba-Glue! Stone-Age Use of Collagen Discovered
Yaba-Daba-Glue! Stone-Age Use of Collagen Discovered
01.10.1997
Scientific Archaeology
Collagen is one of the latest fads of today's cosmetics industry. Now research at the Weizmann Institute...

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