Reuven Yeshurun is Associate Professor at the Department of Archaeology, the University of Haifa. He is an archaeologist interested in the Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic periods, ancient human ecology, the evolution of hunting and early sedentism. He studies the first settled societies of the Near East, with special focus on the Natufian Culture. Additionally, he uses zooarchaeological methods to investigate human subsistence and ecology during the Pleistocene.

Currently he co-directs  multi-annual excavation projects in two Epipaleolithic sites in Mt. Carmel, Israel: the UNESCO World Heritage Site of el-Wad Terrace (Natufian Culture) and the Geometric Kebaran camp of Neve David. Additionally, he studies diverse Middle and Upper Paleolithic archaeofaunal  assemblages, notably from Misliya Cave, Nesher-Ramla and Manot Cave.

Bio

PhD (2012), University of Haifa, Department of Archaeology 

Post-doc (2012-2014), Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Program in Human Ecology and Archaeobiology 

Lecturer (2014), University of Haifa, Department of Archaeology 

Senior Lecturer (2017), University of Haifa, Department of Archaeology 

Associate Professor (2022), University of Haifa, Department of Archaeology 

Visiting Professor (2023/24), University of Toronto, Department of Anthropology 

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