A new paper was recently published in Levant, authored by Dr. Yael Rotem et al., titled "A Late 4th millennium BCE cylinder-seal amulet from Tel Yaqush and its contribution to…

A new paper on human–environmental interactions at Tel Dor was recently published in Quaternary Research. The protected Tel-Dor coastal embayment in the eastern Mediterranean preserves an unusually complete stratigraphic record that…

A new paper co-authored by two members of the Recanati Institute, Prof. Ruth Shahack-Gross and Dr. David Friesem, was recently published in the prestigious journal Science! Our understanding of the origin,…

Congratulations to Dr. Federico Ugolini,  Research Associate of the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, for winning the British School at Athens John Morrison Memorial Fund for Hellenic Maritime Studies…

New study on sea level rise head by Prof. Assaf Yasur Landau was recently published in Plos ONE. The article presents new archaeological observations and multidisciplinary research from Dor, Israel to…

Congratulations to Prof. Dror Angel from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, at the University of Haifa, for winning the EU "Green Deal" funding for his project ILIAD -…

Dor's ancient anchorages have been recently featured in the news, following an underwater excavation by Prof. Assaf Yasur-Landau and students of the University of Haifa. Read more here, and here. 

A new article published by Dr. Maayan Cohen, RIMS research associate, has been highlighted by Ynet. The article deals with the wrecks found along Israel's coast and can be read…

The fifth and last session of the workshop dedicated to ships and cargoes in the Mediterranean, carried out by the University of Perpignan and the University of Haifa, will take…

In recognition of work to reshape archeological studies, the Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology at UC San Diego and the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies at the University of Haifa in Israel are…