The Sir Maurice and Lady Irene Hatter Laboratory for Coastal and Harbor Archaeology

The members of the laboratory are involved with the publications of projects emanating from excavations of coastal and underwater sites, such as Akko, Tel Nami, Tell abu Hawam’s Late Bronze Age Anchorage and Kursi Beach on the Sea of Galilee.

Present projects:

  1. Habitation and Geomorphological study of the Akko Bay Area with a grant from the Binational Science Foundation and the ‘Total Archaeology’ project with Prof. Ann Killebrew from Penn State University.
  2. Mediterranean and “Maritime Silk Route” transshipping
  3. Maritime and terrestrial trade routes