Research Interests: Plio-Pleistocene archaeology in East Africa, The Middle Paleolithic of the Levant, The evolution of symbolism and art, Lithic technology, Subsistence and mobility (land-use strategies) of early hominins, Taphonomy and site formation processes, Archaeological theory.

Recent Teaching:

• Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
• Lithics
• Levantine Prehistory
• Meat Acquisition and Eating in Prehistory
• Hunter-Gatherers Decision-making Processes
• The Quaternary of Israel – The Lower and Middle Paleolithic Periods
• Hunter-Gatherer Territoriality
• Gender in Prehistory
• Site Formation Processes
• Inventions and Innovations – The Appearance and Spread of Technological Ideas
• Prehistoric Migrations and Dispersals
• Scientific Writing
• The Prehistoric Colonization of Australia and America
• Center and Periphery – The Middle Paleolithic Period in Europe

Ongoing Projects:

• Man and Environment in Nahal Amud in the Upper Pleistocene
• Excavations in the Early Stone Age site of Melka Wakena, south central Ethiopia (with T. Gossa Aredo,  A. Asrat, P. Renne, Elizabeth Niespolo, B. Martinez-Navarro)
• Excavation and publication of the Middle Stone Age site of Goda Buticha, southeast Ethiopia (with D. Pleurdeau, A. Leplongeon, C. Tribal, O. Pearson, Z. Assefa, A. Asrat)
• The Neandertal site of Amud Cave, Israel : excavations (1991-1994) and publication of interdisciplinary research results (with Y. Rak, W. Kimbel, R. Rabinovich, P. Goldberg, Y. Goren, M. Madella and others).
• Late Pliocene archaeology in Hadar, Northern Ethiopia: excavations (1994, 2000-2002) and publication of interdisciplinary research results (with C. Feibel, B. Martinze-Navarro, T. Goldman, C. Campisano, W. Kimbel and others).
• Excavations in the Middle Paleolithic open-air site of 'Ein Qashish’

Graduate Students:

MA students:

• Chen Zeigen - current
• Masha Krakovsky - (graduated 2017)
• Mae Goder (graudated 1997)
• Nira Alperson (graduated 2001)
• Talia Goldman (graduated 2004)
• Rachel Pear (graduated 2004)
• Hila Ashkenazi (graduated 2005)
• Ravid Ekhstian (graduated 2006)
• Ariel Malinsky-Buller (graduated 2008)
• Micka Ullman (graduated 2015)
• Nadav Nir (graduated 2016)

PhD Students:

• Maya Oron - current
• Laura Centi - current
• Tegenu Gossa - current
• Netta Mitki - current
• Mae Goder (graduated 2015)
• Ravid Ekshtain (graduated 2015)
• Ariel Malinsky-Buller (graduated 2015)