Laboratory of Metallurgy & Materials in Archaeology

The lab focuses on the research of archaeological materials with an emphasis on metals. This includes metal artefacts from different archaeological sites and periods in Israel, which are studied considering typology, chronology, spatial distribution and digitization of finds. In the lab we combine methods from natural science to reconstruct the origins of the metals, the way they were produced, and how they were used. The results are used as the base for archaeological research in fields of economics, trade, maritime connectivity and beyond. 

List of publications can be found in Academia and ResearchGate 

In the press:

• Canaanites Also Used Silver as Currency, Archaeologists Deduce

• מחקר: כבר לפני כ-3,600 שנה השתמשו בכסף לתשלום באזורנו

• Dr. Tzilla Eshel (Head)  - teshel@univ.haifa.ac.il

• Mr. Yoav Bornstein (Lab manager) - ybornstei@univ.haifa.ac.il