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The Minerva Center for the study of Population Fragmentation!

4 January, 2024

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!

31 December, 2023

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!

28 December, 2023

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.

Obituary Notice - Vivian Silver

14 November, 2023

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

10 July, 2023

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

Digital Open Day for the International M.A. Program: Last Chance to Apply for 2023-24!

3 July, 2023

 

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