Yotam Asscher is a researcher of heritage science in the Department of Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Sciences at the University of Haifa. He is also the head of the Analytical Laboratory at the Israel Antiquities Authority. His research focuses on pyro-technological advancements, raw materials in crafts and art, and degradation processes, through non-invasive material characterization of finds from archaeological sites and museum collections. He explored these topics in Israel and Italy, and his laboratory is a center for interdisciplinary approach with strong foundation in conservation, archeological, geological and chemical research.

E-mail: yasscher@univ.haifa.ac.il