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First demonstration of underground muon imaging at an archaeological site in ancient Jerusalem Open

Y. Benhammou, E. Etzion, Yuval Gadot, Oded Lipschits, Gilad Mizrachi , et al. · 2025

We present a novel underground imaging system that utilizes cosmic-ray muons to explore the subsurface environment at the City of David archeological site in ancient Jerusalem. The method exploits the fact that muons lose energy as they tr…

Invisible destruction? Identifying microscopic evidence of destruction by fire in iron age structures in Jerusalem Open

Nitsan Shalom, Johanna Regev, Ortal Chalaf, Joe Uziel, Oded Lipschits , et al. · 2025

Unveiling ancient Jerusalem’s pastoral dynamics (7th to 2nd centuries BCE) with multi-isotope analysis Open

Abra Spiciarich, Yuval Gadot, Yiftah Shalev, Lidar Sapir‐Hen, E.M. Scott , et al. · 2024

This study explores changes in pastoral practices in the Jerusalem region (Iron Age II - Late Hellenistic) through a multi-isotope approach (strontium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen). Based on the analysis of 135 sheep, goat, and cattle tee…

Dating an ancient spring tunnel using archaeological artefacts functioning as nuclei of cave pearls Open

Azriel Yechezkel, Yoav Vaknin, Shlomit Cooper‐Frumkin, Uri Ryb, Ron Shaar , et al. · 2024

Cave pearls are spherical concentric speleothems growing radially around nuclei in shallow pools saturated with calcite. They are very rare in the Southern Levant. We present a unique assemblage of 50 cave pearls found in the Iron Age Jowe…

Agricultural Terracing and Land Tenure in Late Medieval Southern Levant: The Case of Nahal Ein Karim, Jerusalem Open

Nitsan Ben-Melech, Omer Ze'evi-Berger, Naomi Porat, Joel Roskin, Dafna Langgut , et al. · 2024

Recent research into agricultural terrace systems across the Jerusalem Highlands, has revealed a significant pattern: the majority of terraces were constructed within the past 700 years, during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. The motivatio…

Between cities and villages: the livestock economy in historical Palestine Open

Linoy Namdar, Yuval Gadot, Lidar Sapir‐Hen · 2024

This study aims at establishing a historically based model of animal husbandry in urban and rural settlements, in the Southern Levant. This type of model is required in the field of zooarchaeology, to better analyze and study ancient fauna…

Radiocarbon chronology of Iron Age Jerusalem reveals calibration offsets and architectural developments Open

Johanna Regev, Yuval Gadot, Joe Uziel, Ortal Chalaf, Yiftah Shalev , et al. · 2024

Reconstructing the absolute chronology of Jerusalem during the time it served as the Judahite Kingdom’s capital is challenging due to its dense, still inhabited urban nature and the plateau shape of the radiocarbon calibration curve during…

An Early Iron Age Moat in Jerusalem between the Ophel and the Southeastern Ridge/City of David Open

Yuval Gadot, Efrat Bocher, Liora Freud, Yiftah Shalev · 2023

Excavations on Jerusalem's Southeastern Ridge, in the GivꜤati Parking Lot excavations, have exposed a man-made ditch, some 30 m wide and at least 6 m in depth, close to the hill's summit. This paper presents the technical features of the d…

<i>Giardia duodenalis</i> and dysentery in Iron Age Jerusalem (7th–6th century BCE) Open

Piers D. Mitchell, Tianyi Wang, Ya’akov Billig, Yuval Gadot, Peter Warnock , et al. · 2023

The aim of this study was to determine if the protozoa that cause dysentery might have been present in Jerusalem, the capital of the Kingdom of Judah, during the Iron Age. Sediments from 2 latrines pertaining to this time period were obtai…

Burial offerings in intramural tombs at Middle Bronze Age Megiddo Open

Ayala Amir, Rachel Kalisher, Melissa S. Cradic, Matthew J. Adams, Mario A. S. Martin , et al. · 2023

Tel Megiddo is a major type‐site for the Middle Bronze in the Levant. During this period a new burial custom appeared in which the dead were interred beneath occupied houses. This tradition is well attested in Area K at the site. Area H, n…

Destruction by Fire: Reconstructing the Evidence of the 586 BCE Babylonian Destruction in a Monumental Building in Jerusalem Open

Nitsan Shalom, Yoav Vaknin, Ron Shaar, Erez Ben‐Yosef, Oded Lipschits , et al. · 2023

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Israel Finkelstein, Yuval Gadot, Zvi Greenhut, Shimon Gibson, Efrat Bocher , et al. · 2022

Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel Open

Vanessa Linares, Eriola Jakoel, Ron Be’eri, Oded Lipschits, Ronny Neumann , et al. · 2022

Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decad…

Residue analysis evidence for wine enriched with vanilla consumed in Jerusalem on the eve of the Babylonian destruction in 586 BCE Open

Ayala Amir, Israel Finkelstein, Yiftah Shalev, Joe Uziel, Ortal Chalaf , et al. · 2022

The article presents results of residue analysis, based on Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) measurements, conducted on 13 ceramic storage jars unearthed in the Babylonian destruction layer (586 BCE) in Jerusalem. Five of the jar…

RDC volume 63 issue 3 Cover and Front matter Open

Andrew Jull, Kimberley Elliott, Rob Dinnis, Alexander Bessudnov, Natasha Reynolds , et al. · 2021

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MIDDLE BRONZE AGE JERUSALEM: RECALCULATING ITS CHARACTER AND CHRONOLOGY Open

Johanna Regev, Yuval Gadot, Helena Roth, Joe Uziel, Ortal Chalaf , et al. · 2021

The following paper presents the results of radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating of Middle Bronze Age (MB) contexts in Jerusalem. The dates, sampled with microarchaeology methods from three different locations along the eastern slopes of the city’s …

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Oded Lipschits, Liora Freud, Manfred Oeming, Yuval Gadot · 2021

Fish in Ancient Jerusalem: Trade and Consumption of Fish in an Inland Site from the Iron Ages to the Early Islamic Period Open

Abra Spiciarich, Omri Lernau, Lidar Sapir‐Hen, Yiftah Shalev, Yuval Gadot · 2021

The Earth’s magnetic field in Jerusalem during the Babylonian destruction: A unique reference for field behavior and an anchor for archaeomagnetic dating Open

Yoav Vaknin, Ron Shaar, Yuval Gadot, Yiftah Shalev, Oded Lipschits , et al. · 2020

Paleomagnetic analysis of archaeological materials is crucial for understanding the behavior of the geomagnetic field in the past. As it is often difficult to accurately date the acquisition of magnetic information recorded in archaeologic…

Radiocarbon dating and microarchaeology untangle the history of Jerusalem's Temple Mount: A view from Wilson's Arch Open

Johanna Regev, Joe Uziel, Tehillah Lieberman, Avi Solomon, Yuval Gadot , et al. · 2020

Radiocarbon dating is rarely applied in Classical and Post-Classical periods in the Eastern Mediterranean, as it is not considered precise enough to solve specific chronological questions, often causing the attribution of historic monument…

Isolation and Characterization of Live Yeast Cells from Ancient Clay Vessels Open

Tzemach Aouizerat, Aren M. Maeir, Yitzhak Paz, Yuval Gadot, Amir Szitenberg , et al. · 2020

Ancient fermented food has been studied mainly based on residue analysis and recipes and reconstruction attempts were performed using modern domesticated yeast. Furthermore, microorganisms which participated in fermentation were studied us…

Isolation and Characterization of Live Yeast Cells from Ancient Vessels as a Tool in Bio-Archaeology Open

Tzemach Aouizerat, Itai Gutman, Yitzhak Paz, Aren M. Maeir, Yuval Gadot , et al. · 2019

So far, most of the study of ancient organisms has been based mainly on the analysis of ancient DNA. Here we show that it is possible to isolate and study microorganisms—yeast in this case—from ancient pottery vessels used for fermentation…

Isolation and characterization of live yeast cells from ancient vessels as a tool in bio-archeology Open

Tzemach Aouizerat, Itai Gutman, Yitzhak Paz, Aren M. Maeir, Yuval Gadot , et al. · 2019

Ancient fermented food has been studied based on recipes, residue analysis and ancient-DNA techniques and reconstructed using modern domesticated yeast. Here, we present a novel approach. We hypothesize that enriched yeast populations in f…

“Israel” in the Joseph Story (Genesis 37–50) Open

Konrad Schmid, Oded Lipschitz, Yuval Gadot, Matthew J. Adams · 2017

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