Ph.D. Dissertation topic: Social Networks in Agricultural societies: Cultural Encounters in Northern Israel in the Late Chalcolithic Period (4500-3700 BCE)

Advisors: Yosef Garfinkel and Gonen Sharon

Publications:

• Bekker, M. and Garfinkel, Y. (2016). Stone pedestalled vessels from Tel Tsaf, a Middle Chalcolithic site in Central Jordan Valley, Israel. Journal of Lithic studies 3(3): 17-29
• Bekker-Shamir M. 2020. Metula. HA-ESI 132
• Bekker, M. (2020). The Stone Industry. In Garfinkel, Y. Ben-Shlomo, D. and Freikman, M. (Eds.), Excavations at Tel Tsaf 2004-2007: Final Report, Volume 1
• Berger U. and Bekker-Shamir M. 2021. Tuba Zangariyye (Southeast). HA-ESI 133
• Bekker-Shamir M. 2022. Ma’ale Gamla Junction (Southeast). HA-ESI 134
• Sharon G., Berger U., Bekker-Shamir M., Centi L., and Valletta F. 2022. Ma’ayan Barukh. HA-ESI 13
• Bekker-Shamir M. 2023. Stone Tools and Vessels. In, Freikman M., and Tzur Y. 2023. A Salvage Excavation at Neve ‘Ur: Final Report. Qedem Dig 3/1 ISBN: 978-965-92825-9-3 Berger U., Feig N., Bekker-Shamir M., Be’eri R., Shemer M., Porat L., and Finkielsztejn G. Horbat Kalanit. ESI 135
• Bekker-Shamir M. 2023. Rasm Kharbush. ESI 135

 

Projects:

• Tel Tsaf – ground stone tools
• Hazor – area supervisor
• Excavations and publication of IAA: Banias, Rasm Harbush, Dalhamiyah, Peqi’in, Dalton, Tel Teo