News and Updates

The Dung Boats of Memphis

A new paper by Dr. Emmanuel Nantet in “Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete” titled “The Dung Boats of Memphis” The πλοῖον κοπρηγόν was a

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Dolphin spotting along the Israeli coast

Kan11 article about dolphin spotting along the Israeli coast conducted by immrac.org featuring the Institute’s research fellow Dr. Oz Gofman.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ZJoku8-Ag&feature=youtu.be

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Nomads of the Mediterranean

Nomads of the Mediterranean: Trade and Contact in the Bronze and Iron Ages: Studies in Honor of Michal Artzy  edited by Prof. Ayelet Gilboa and

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New paper published in PLOS ONE

A new paper was recently published in PLOS ONE by Michael Lazar, Eric Cline, Roey Nickelsberg, Ruth Shahack Gross, and Assaf Yasur Landau. The paper deals with the abandonment

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More New Books!

Over 300 books related to Maritime History and Warfare, Ships, and shipbuilding from the Bronze Age to the 20th century, have found a new home

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RIMS ISF Grant Winners

Congratulations to two of our researchers for their successful ISF grant applications!Prof. Ruth Shahack-Gross for “Unraveling adaptive strategies to living by the sea during the

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New Book!

New book edited by Dr. Emmanuel Nantet about Hellenistic ships was just published and is available for free download in PDF format. https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/978 Table of

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