Welcome to our Lab!
Main research areas:
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Near Eastern Paleoclimate
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Archaeobotany of the Southern Levant
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Palynological-Archaeology
Our lab conducts studies based on the identification of
micro-botanical remains (such as pollen grains, spores and
parasite remains), as well as macro-botanical remains –
principally wood and charcoal.
This multidisciplinary laboratory tries to address the following research
questions:
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Paleo-environment: The reconstruction of past vegetation and
climate conditions, and tracing evidence of ancient human-environment
relationships, e.g., human migration out of Africa and the beginning of
plant cultivation.
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Archaeobotany: The identification of botanical remains from
archaeological contexts: agricultural practices, diet, plant usage,
ancient prestigious gardens, deforestation, plant migration, and wooden
implements.

The challenge is to ID all these and thousands more like them!
