The Forum for the Research of the Chalcolithic Period (with the Institute and Department of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University)

7th Meeting: The Insights of Natural and Exact Sciences in the Understanding of the Chalcolithic Period

February 20th, 2014

Tel Aviv University, Gilman building, Room 496

Schedule:

8.30: Registration

9.00-9.15: Greetings

9.15-10.45: First session

Chairperson: Raphael Greenberg (Tel Aviv University)

Daniella Bar-Yosef (Tel-Aviv University):

Body Ornaments in the Chalcolithic Period: Symbolic Aspects of Shape and Color

Patricia Smith and Liora K. Horwitz (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem):

The Chalcolithic Population in the Levant in Life and Death

Liora K. Horwitz (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem): 

The Role of Animals in the Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant - Diet, Economic Strategies, and  Ritual

10.45-11.00: Coffee break

11.00-12.00: Second session

Chairperson: Naomi Porat (The Geological Survey of Israel)\

Ehud Weiss (Bar Ilan University):

The Beginning of Horticulture in the Chalcolithic Period in Light of Botanical and Molecular Finds

Mira Bar Matthews (The Geological Survey of Israel):

Climate Oscillation in the Eastern Mediterranean during Early-Mid Holocene

12.00-12.45: Lunch break

12.45-13.45: Third session

Chairperson: Liora K. Horwitz (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Elisabetta Boaretto (Weitzmann Institute):

The Chronology of the Chalcolithic Period based on Radiometric Research

Naomi Porat (The Geological Survey of Israel):

The Dating of Proto-Historic Buildings by OSL

13.45-14.00: Coffee break

14.00-15.00: General Discussion

Chairperson: Naama Scheftelowitz (Tel-Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University in the Negev)

Note:

Immediately after this meeting will be the Yohanan Aharoni Annual Conference in honour of Prof. Jack Yakar.