News
The Minerva Center for the study of Population Fragmentation!
Warm congratulations to Prof. Erella Hovers from the Institute of Archaeology and her partners at the Institute of Life Sciences - Dr. Oren Kolodny and Dr. Gili Greenbaum, for winning a grant to establish the Minerva Center for the study of Population Fragmentation!
Congratulations to Professor Uri Gabbay and Professor Naama Yahalom-Mack!
The institution is pleased to start the academic year with good news: two of our department's lecturers have been chosen by our students as outstanding teachers in the university's satisfaction surveys. Congratulations to Professor Uri Gabbay and Professor Naama Yahalom-Mack!
We happy to announce that the AUTOMATA project won the funding of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme!
As part of a consortium of multiple laboratories working on this project, The Computational Archaeology Laboratory headed by Prof. Leore Grosman and managed by Dr. Heeli Schechter, has been involved in conceptualizing, designing and kicking-off this project.
AUTOMATA project aims to establish an automated, quick, accurate, and low-cost procedure to allow massive digitation campaigns of archaeological artifacts.
New issue of QEDEM DIG
New issue of QEDEM DIG, the online journal publishing the Institute of Archaeology's salvage excavations:
3/2 R. Nenner-Soriano and O. Gutfeld. 2023. Ramla, ha-Shomer Street - Final Excavation Report
Obituary Notice - Vivian Silver
The Institute of Archaeology is sad to announce the death of Vivian Silver, who was murdered at her house at Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7th.
Vivian, a peace activist, the founder of Women Wage Peace and Ajeec Nisped, is the mother of Chen Zeigen, a member of our community and a doctoral student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Connecticut.
We send our deepest condolences to Chen and the entire family.
Call for Applications: Hertog Center
The Hertog Center invites researchers and graduate students to apply for funding for research, excavation, and publication of past and present projects related to the archaeology of Jerusalem and Judah conducted by the Institute of Archaeology of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Grants range between $1,000-$10,000 per project (for M.A. students, up to $2,000).
Applications should be submitted at the following link: http://scholarships.huji.ac.il
Application deadline: August 20, 2023
A call for tenure-track positions at the Institute of Archaeology in the fields of classical archeology and biological anthropology
A call for tenure-track positions at the Institute of Archaeology, in the fields of classical archeology and biological anthropology.
Application instructions: https://en-hum.huji.ac.il/Jobs-Eng
Application deadline: August 12, 2023
For further information: kolkorehum@mail.huji.ac.il
Digital Open Day for the International M.A. Program: Last Chance to Apply for 2023-24!
Uncover archaeology and ancient history in one of the world’s most inspiring locations!
Gain scholarly knowledge in the classroom and hands-on experience in major excavations and surveys across Israel, while applying innovative scientific techniques in our cutting-edge archaeological laboratories.
Last chance to apply for 2023-24!
Join our Digital Open Day on July 9 here >> https://cutt.ly/245a3k2