In the News An international marine archaeology project has found evidence suggesting that rising sea levels in Israel during the Hellenistic period may have contributed to the decline of some…
In the News Congratulations to Prof. (Emeritus) Giora Hon (Department of Philosophy) on his recent election to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Giora Hon is a professor of…
In the News FINE ARTS:As part of a sweeping forensic study of his work for an upcoming exhibit at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, scientists at the Hecht Museum uncovered…
In the News A group of 22 students from the Ruderman MA Program for American Jewish Studies recently returned from the annual field trip to the US where they met…
In the News Longstanding members of the Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) are the recipients of The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz).…
In the News A new study led by Prof. Gil Rilov (Department of Marine Biology) has found that rocky reefs may disappear in the coming decades due to rising sea levels…
In the News Congratulations to Prof. (Emerita) Nitza Ben-Dov (Department of Hebrew and Comparative Literature) on being selected for the 2021 Israel Prize in the Study of Hebrew Literature. She…
In the News Dr. Nirit Ofir, a research fellow at the Ezri Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies, recently returned from the 2021 Dakar Rally held in Saudi Arabia.…
A 200-pound stone anchor belonging to an ancient ship was recently discovered at the Tel Dor excavation site near Haifa. Researchers believe that the anchor was first used during the Bronze Age…
Prof. Meir Hemmo (Vice Rector) was recently inducted into The European Academy of Sciences. A professor of philosophy at the University of Haifa, Hemmo has published extensively on the conceptual foundations and…
John Templeton Foundation awards major grants to two scientists from the Faculty of Natural SciencesProf. Edi Barkai (Sagol Department of Neurobiology and former Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences) was…
An archaeological dig led by Dr. Rafael Lewis (Zinman Institute of Archaeology) has identified the remains of a massive siege ramp built near the ancient port city of Ashkelon. The coastal city…
Researchers from the University of Haifa, the Hebrew University and the French National Center for Scientific Research identified six subparallel incisions on a bone fragment found at a Middle Paleolithic…
The discovery was found submerged at the chalcolithic site Hishulei Carmel, and predates the oldest evidence of olive production for consumption by some 4,000 years. The research team was led by…
Archaeologists from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology have unearthed a prehistoric stone grinding tool used for 'delicate' abrading by early humans some 350,000 years ago at the Tabun Caves –…
A recent discovery of a pagan altar incorporated into the walls of an ancient Byzantine church dating to 400 CE is raising questions about the intertwined nature of early Christianity…
An archaeological dig in the Golan Heights found ruins of the area’s oldest known fortified settlement that date back to between the 11th and 9th centuries B.C.E. The dig’s co-director, Barak…
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