News and Updates
New Publication
A new paper titled “‘Hippapai!’ Horse-Carriers: A Master Ship of Ancient Thalassocracies” was recently published in Klio by Dr. Emmanuel Nantet! Most powerful ancient navies
New publication “Tel Akko Area H: from the Middle Bronze Age to the Crusader Period”
A new book was published recently by Aaron Brody and Michal Artzy titled “Tel Akko Area H: from the Middle Bronze Age to the Crusader
Phoenician Religion and Cult across the Mediterranean
A special double issue of the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies (JEMAHS), guest edited by Meir Edrey, from the Recanati Institute for
Congratulations Prof. D. Friesem!
The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies would like to congratulate David Friesem on his new title of Professor in the Department of Maritime Civilizations
Recanati Institute in the news
The Head of the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies Prof. Assaf Yasur-Landau, was interviewed in an exposé on the Institute, maritime archaeology, and research
New paper: “Fire at the gate of Hazor: A micro-geoarchaeological study of the depositional history of a Bronze Age City gate”
A new paper, authored by M. Runjajić, Y. Garfinke, M.G. Hasel, A. Yasur-Landau, and D.E. Friesem, and titled ” Fire at the Gate of Hazor:
Congratulations to ERC winner, Prof. Guy Bar-Oz!
The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies congratulates Prof. Guy Bar-Oz, for winning the ERC highest personal grant achievable, ERC Advanced, for his proposal “Bio-Archaeology
New Paper on the Provenance of Bronze Age anchors
A paper lead by Sara Macke, one of our students at the School of Archaeology and Maritime Civilizations, was just published in the Journal of
Congratulations to Dr. Emmanuel Nantet!
Congratulations to Dr. Emmanuel Nantet for winning the highly esteemed ERC Consolidator grant 2022 for his proposal “SHIPs: Ships Harbouring in Ports. Mapping Ancient Harbours Systems”!
The Maagan Mikhael Shipwreck in the News!
The Ma’agan Mikhael Shipwreck, excavated by Prof. D. Cvikel, was recently featured on Reuters! The shipwreck, dated to the 7th or 8th century CE, is