Location:
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.
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