Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology

2025

Identification of the ancient anthropogenic Catena by deciphering hidden physical and chemical markers through pOSL and pXRF analysis

Nikolskaia, P., Ackermann, O., Janovský, M., Fišer, J., Anker, Y., Anker, Y., Ben-Gedalya, T., Friedman, A., Hejcman, M., Reed, K. & Shai, I., Mar 2025, In: Catena. 250, 108708.

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Toward Identifying Proto-Judaic Cultural Features in Ancient Israel and Judea

Adler, Y., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Ancient Judaism. 16, 1, p. 1-28 28 p.

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Open Access

2024

A Survey of Body Part Construction Metaphors in the Neo-Assyrian Letter Corpus

Ong, M. & Gordin, S., 2024, In: Journal of Open Humanities Data. 10, johd.142.

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2 Scopus citations

Black surfaces on ancient leather tefillin cases and straps from the Judean Desert: Macroscopic, microscopic and spectroscopic analyses

Adler, Y., Cohen-Ofri, I., Maor, Y., Kamper, T. E. & Pinkas, I., Jun 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 6, e0303635.

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1 Scopus citations

Cuneiform Stroke Recognition and Vectorization in 2D Images

Hamplová, A., Romach, A., Pavlíček, J., Veselý, A., Čejka, M., Franc, D. & Gordin, S., 2024, In: Digital Humanities Quarterly. 18, 1

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1 Scopus citations

CuReD: Deep Learning Optical Character Recognition for Cuneiform Text Editions and Legacy Materials

Gordin, S., Alper, M., Romach, A., Sáenz, L., Yochai, N. & Lalazar, R., 2024, ML4AL 2024 - 1st Workshop on Machine Learning for Ancient Languages, Proceedings of the Workshop. Pavlopoulos, J., Sommerschield, T., Assael, Y., Gordin, S., Cho, K., Passarotti, M., Sprugnoli, R., Liu, Y., Li, B. & Anderson, A. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 130-140 11 p. (ML4AL 2024 - 1st Workshop on Machine Learning for Ancient Languages, Proceedings of the Workshop).

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Ernest Richmond, Director of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine (1927–37), and His Approach to Archaeological Research by Members of the Jewish Yishuv

Lash, M., Goldstein, Y. & Shai, I., 2024, In: Shofar. 42, 3, p. 54-79 26 p.

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Figurines and Their Makers: A View from a Canaanite Cultic Enclosure at Tel Burna

Ross, J. & Shai, I., 2024, In: Atiqot. 116, p. 43-76 34 p.

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Insights into digital ancient near Eastern studies: introduction

Gordin, S., Béranger, M., Homburg, T. & Mara, H., 1 Feb 2024, In: IT - Information Technology. 66, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.

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Light-Microscopic and Spectroscopic Analyses of the Skin Materials Used in the Tefillin and Mezuzah Slips from the Judean Desert

Adler, Y. & Kamper, T. E., 2024, In: Atiqot. 116, p. 175-207 33 p.

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Linguistic annotation of cuneiform texts using treebanks and deep learning

Ong, M. & Gordin, S., 1 Apr 2024, In: Digital Scholarship in the Humanities. 39, 1, p. 296-307 12 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Object Biographies, Object Agency and a Local Community's Encounter with and Response to Foreign Commodities: The Pithoi from LB Tel Burna as a Case Study

Susnow, M., McKinny, C. & Shai, I., 1 Nov 2024, In: Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 34, 4, p. 653-670 18 p.

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Slingstones from Khirbet 'Aujah el-Foqa"With a Sling and with a Stone": Iron Age Slingstones and Possible

Ben-Shlomo, D. & Freikman, M., 2024, In: מחקרי יהודה ושומרון. ל"ג, 1, p. *31-*5

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Stylistic classification of cuneiform signs using convolutional neural networks

Yugay, V., Paliwal, K., Cobanoglu, Y., Sáenz, L., Gogokhia, E., Gordin, S. & Jiménez, E., 1 Feb 2024, In: IT - Information Technology. 66, 1, p. 15-27 13 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Text Density, Scroll Carrying Capacity and Pre-Biblical Sources: How a Hellenistic Period Shift in Text Density is Relevant to Hypotheses about the Formation of the (Hebrew) Bible

Gayer, A. & Carr, D. M., 5 Mar 2024, In: Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. 136, 1, p. 32-58 27 p.

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The Paleo-Anthropocene and the genesis of the current landscape of Israel

Ackerman, O. & Horwitz, L. K., 2024, Landscapes and Landforms of Israel. p. 73-98 26 p.

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The Paleo-Anthropocene and the Genesis of the Current Landscape of Israel

Ackermann, O. & Horwitz, L. K., 2024, World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., p. 73-98 26 p. (World Geomorphological Landscapes; vol. Part F2449).

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2 Scopus citations

Wine Production in the Byzantine Winepresses of Southern Israel: Insights from a Statistical Analysis

Chocron, M., Ackermann, O., Stavi, I. & Zissu, B., 2024, In: Atiqot. 114, p. 75-89 15 p.

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היחס של היישוב היהודי לארכאולוגיה בתקופת המנדט

Translated title of the contribution: The Growing Importance of Jewish Archaeology for the Jewish Population of British Mandate Palestine/EI⁨לאש, מ.⁩, ⁨גולדשטין, י.⁩ & ⁨שי, י.⁩, 2024, In: ציון: רבעון לחקר תולדות ישראל. 89, 1, p. 83-106 24 p.

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המטמנה ההיסטורית של מקווה ישראל: הזדמנות לחקרה שפעות אנתרופוגניות ארוכות טווח על הסביבה

⁨שטיינברג, ג.⁩, ⁨נתיב, א.⁩, ⁨סמג'ה, ל.⁩, ⁨בוקמן, ר.⁩, ⁨בלסלב, י.⁩ & ⁨אקרמן, א.⁩, 2024, מתחת לפני השטח. p. 113-139 27 p.

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המטמנה ההיסטורית של מקווה ישראל - הזדמנות לחקר השפעות אנתרופוגניות ארוכות טווח על הסביבה

⁨שטיינברג, ג.⁩, ⁨בוקמן, ר.⁩, ⁨בלסלב, י.⁩, ⁨נתיב, א.⁩, ⁨סמג'ה, ל.⁩ & ⁨אקרמן, א.⁩, 2024, מתחת לפני השטח: המזבלה של תל אביב המנדטורית במקווה ישראל. ⁨אלאור, ת.⁩ (ed.). תל אביב, p. 113-140 28 p. (הסדרה לסוציולוגיה ואנתרופולוגיה).

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ייצוג בעלי חיים בתרבות החומרית של תקופת הברזל: השוואה בין פלשת ליהודה: השוואה בין פלשת ליהודה

⁨בן שלמה, ד.⁩, 2024, In: ארץ ישראל: מחקרים בידיעת הארץ ועתיקותיה. 35, p. 215-225 11 p.

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סקר ארכיאולוגי ברזולוציה גבוהה בתל עתר, אתר בגבול המערבי של ממלכת יהודה בתקופת הברזל

⁨טבגר, א.⁩, ⁨מקיני, כ.⁩ & ⁨שי, י.⁩, 2024, In: ארץ ישראל: מחקרים בידיעת הארץ ועתיקותיה. 35, p. 268-281 14 p.

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על המונחים "קלף" "דוכסוסטוס" ו"גויל" בספרות התנאית לאור אנליזות מיקרוסקופיות וספקטרוסקופיות של תפילין, מזוזות ומגילות עתיקות ממדבר יהודה

Translated title of the contribution: On the Terms Qəlāf, Dûkhsûsṭôs, and Gəwîl in the Tannaitic Literature in Light of Microscopic and Spectroscopic Analyses of Ancient Tefillin, Mezuzot, and Scrolls from the Judean Desert⁨אדלר, י.⁩, 2024, In: מחקרי יהודה ושומרון. ל"ג, 1, p. 37-66 30 p.

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2023

Agricultural and Economic Change in the Iron II Judean Shephelah as a Result of Geopolitical Shifts: A View from Tel Burna

Shai, I., 2023, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 711-721 11 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. 2023).

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A New Look at the Water Systems at Khirbet el-Hamam (Narbata)

Elmakayes, Y., Ben-Shlomo, D. & Frumkin, A., Jun 2023, In: Israel Exploration Journal. 73, 1, p. 56-72 17 p.

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Applying thermal demagnetization to archaeological materials: A tool for detecting burnt clay and estimating its firing temperature

Vaknin, Y., Shaar, R., Lipschits, O., Behar, A. E., Maeir, A. M. & Ben-Yosef, E., Oct 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 10 October, e0289424.

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2 Scopus citations

A protocol for material and digital reconstruction of fragmentary Dead Sea scrolls

Ben-Dov, J., Gayer, A. & Ratzon, E., 2023, New Studies in the Archaeology of the Judean Desert. p. 333-355 23 p.

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Archaeology in Judea and Samaria 30 years after the Oslo Accords

Lash, M., Goldstein, Y. & Shai, I., 2023, In: Israel affairs. 29, 5, p. 895-913 19 p.

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1 Scopus citations

A Vessel with a Snake Decoration from Khirbet ‘Aujah el-Foqa

Ben-Shlomo, D., 2023, In: במעבה ההר. 13, 1, p. *38-*21

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A “chaîne opératoire” perspective on Iron Age II Judean cooking pots

Bouzaglou, L. & Ben-Shlomo, D., Jun 2023, In: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 15, 6, 75.

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Big-cat hunting in the Bronze and Iron Ages of the Near East: a view from Tel Burna

Gaastra, J. S., Greenfield, T. L., Cassuto, D. & Shai, I., 11 Oct 2023, In: Antiquity. 97, 395, p. 1138-1155 18 p.

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Daily life and cultural appropriation in Early Bronze Age Canaan: Games and gaming in a domestic neighbourhood at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel

Albaz, S., Greenfield, H. J., Greenfield, T. L., Brown, A., Shai, I. & Maeir, A. M., 2023, In: Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 155, 1, p. 1-30 30 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Experimental Bloomery Iron Smelting in the Study of Iron Technology in the Southern Levant

Behar, A. E., 2023, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 1449-1466 18 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. 2023).

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1 Scopus citations

Exploring geomagnetic variations in ancient Mesopotamia: Archaeomagnetic study of inscribed bricks from the 3rd-1st millennia BCE

Howland, M. D., Tauxe, L., Gordin, S., Altaweel, M., Cych, B. & Ben-Yosef, E., 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 52, e2313361120.

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2 Scopus citations

Geology, geomorphology, hydrology, and palaeo-environment

Roskin, J., Ackerman, O., Asher, Y., Vardi, J. & Khalaily, H., 2023, The Mega Project at Motza 2. p. 29-48 20 p.

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Jewish Ritual Immersion in the Longue Durée: From Earliest Manifestations until Today

Adler, Y., 2023, In: Atiqot. 113, p. 159-181 23 p.

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Middle Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic flint procurement and associated workshops West and South of Tel Qashish

Yaroshevich, A., Kirzner, D., Khalaily, H., Ackerman, O. & Greenbaum, N., 2023, Salvage Excavations at Tel Qashish (Tell Qasis) and Tell el-Wa'er. p. 25-51 27 p.

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Nabataean iron picks for copper mining from Nahal ‘Amram, Israel; Chemical, isotopic and production technology analysis

Stepanov, I., Avner, U., Brauns, M., Lockhoff, N. & Eliyahu-Behar, A., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 51, 104166.

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3 Scopus citations

Neutron activation analysis in Mediterranean Archaeology: current applications and future perspectives

Riehle, K., Kistler, E., Öhlinger, B., Heitz, C., Ben-Shlomo, D., Jung, R., Mommsen, H., Sterba, J. H., Gimatzidis, S., Fantalkin, A., Prillwitz, S., Hein, A., Geissler, L., Lehmann, G., Kindberg Jacobsen, J., Posamentir, R. & Schlotzhauer, U., Mar 2023, In: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 15, 3, 25.

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3 Scopus citations

New fingerprint evidence for female potters in Late Bronze Age Canaan: The demographics of potters and division of labour at Tel Burna

Ross, J., Fowler, K. D. & Shai, I., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 71, 101533.

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3 Scopus citations

Preface

Anderson, A., Gordin, S., Klein, S., Li, B., Liu, Y. & Passarotti, M. C., 2023, In: RANLP-ALP 2023 - Proceedings of the Ancient Language Processing Workshop, associated with 14th International Conference on Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing. p. III

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Production centers of cooking pots in Iron Age Judah

Ben-Shlomo, D., Bouzaglou, L., Mommsen, H. & Sterba, J. H., Feb 2023, In: Archaeometry. 65, 1, p. 84-104 21 p.

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2 Scopus citations

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The Site of Khirbet ‘Aujah el-Foqa: Identifying Its Iron Age Architecture

Ben-Shlomo, D., 2023, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer Nature, p. 601-624 24 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. 2023).

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Translating Akkadian to English with neural machine translation

Gutherz, G., Gordin, S., Sáenz, L., Levy, O. & Berant, J., 1 May 2023, In: PNAS Nexus. 2, 5, pgad096.

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