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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

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Following the Footsteps of Humankind out of Africa
14.06.2021
Scientific Archaeology

Researchers returning to Boker Tachtit in Israel’s Negev illuminate an important chapter in modern humans’ origin story 

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 

Wilson's Arch
Solving the Riddle: When was Wilson's Arch, under Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Built?
04.06.2020
Scientific Archaeology

Analyzing a handful of charred seeds reveals the ancient builder of an iconic structure in the Western Wall Tunnels 

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

Wild faba
In Search of the Wild Fava Bean
07.12.2016
Plants and Agriculture, Scientific Archaeology

Seeds from a site in Northern Israel are the ancestors of today's fava beans

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...

Prof. Stephen Weiner (sitting, second from left) and Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto (standing, fourth from left) with the international team of researchers
Fine China
01.05.2010
Scientific Archaeology
Institute scientists identify the world's oldest pottery

 

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