Climate change in the Byzantine Negev Desert

In my new paper published in Nature: Scientific Reports, I collaborated with archaeologists and scientists from the University of Haifa, the Geological Survey of Israel, the Israeli Antiquities Authority and the University of Connecticut. We analyzed faunal material from three archaeological sites in the Negev Desert, which were recently excavated by Guy Bar-Oz and his team […]

Introduction to Roman Jerusalem trade economy project

The city of Jerusalem has a long history of political, religious, economic and social transformations. Over the last 3000 years, it was besieged, captured, destroyed and rebuilt several times, its population shrank and grew cyclically, and the shifting demographic called for a re-organization of the urban landscape. During the 3rd– 4thcenturies CE, the city witnessed […]

We are starting an R club!

R is a free open access programming tool that is used in Academia and industry to manage very large datasets, carry out statistical analyses and produce professional-looking figures. It’s highly flexible, meaning you can adjust anything you can dream of to your liking. It does require learning how to code, however.  If you:  1) Have […]