Call for Applications – Tenure-Track Position
A call for applications for a tenure-track position in the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures
Jellyfish in the news
A new study headed by Dr. Z. Kuplik, Dr. D. Kerem, and Prof. D. Angel, on the Rhopilema nomadica Jellyfish, has been featured on the N12 news site (in Hebrew). The…
Azrieli post-doctoral fellowship sponsorship
The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies (RIMS) at the University of Haifa, with a history of 50 years of marine and coastal archaeology research, invites outstanding candidates to apply…
Congratulations to Prof. Deborah Cvikel
The Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies congratulates our very own Debbie Cvikel on her promotion to the rank of Associate Professor! Read all about some of her exciting projects here and…
The Practice of Canaanite Cult: The Middle and Late Bronze Ages
A new book, authored by Dr. Matthew Susnow, RIMS research associate, and titled "The Practice of Canaanite Cult: The Middle and Late Bronze Ages" was recently published by Zaphon. This richly…
New paper on a 4th millennium BCE cylinder-seal from Tel Yaqush
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…
New paper on human–environmental interactions at Tel Dor
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 on a Previously Unknown Archaic Homo Population
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,…
The John Morrison Memorial Fund for Hellenic Maritime Studies
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…