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Erez Ben Yosef

fl. 2010–2017

Archaeologist, active 2010–2017. Worked with Vassiliki Kassianidou.

Life and work

  1. 2010

    1. 2010–2017

      Spoke in the recorded talk «King Solomon´s mines? New discoveries from Timna Valley, Israel» (Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, 2017-03-27). As stated in the recording: Received a BA in archaeology and a BSc and MSc in geology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Completed an MA in archaeology and anthropology and a PhD at the University of California San Diego under Thomas Levy; dissertation published 2010; Post-doctoral research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography until 2011 on geomagnetic dating of ancient slag from Cyprus and the Levant; Teaches at Tel Aviv University since 2011 and was recently promoted to tenured senior lecturer; Directs the Central Timna Valley Project.

      Erez Ben-Yosef, «King Solomon´s mines? New discoveries from Timna Valley, Israel», recorded lecture, Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, published on YouTube 2017-03-27, at 0:00:00

  2. 2017

    1. Said in the recorded talk «Δεύτερη Ετήσια Ημερίδα Ερευνητικής Μονάδας Αρχαιολογίας: «Το Αρχαιολογικό ΄Εργο του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου»» (Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, 2017-02-11): Recent research showed the main operating phase of the Timna workshops was the Early Iron Age.

      George Papasavvas, Vasiliki Kassianidou, Andreas Charalambous and Stella Demesticha, «Δεύτερη Ετήσια Ημερίδα Ερευνητικής Μονάδας Αρχαιολογίας: «Το Αρχαιολογικό ΄Εργο του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου»», recorded conference paper, 2nd Annual Study Day of the Archaeological Research Unit, Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, published on YouTube 2017-02-11, at 0:40:00

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Sources

  1. 1.V. Kassianidou (2013). “The Exploitation of the Landscape: Metal Resources and the Copper Trade during the Age of the Cypriot City-Kingdoms”. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 370, 49-82.
  2. 2.V. Kassianidou (2016). “Copper metallurgy in Iron Age Kition”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 46, 71-88.
  3. 3.Erez Ben-Yosef, «King Solomon´s mines? New discoveries from Timna Valley, Israel», recorded lecture, Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, published on YouTube 2017-03-27, at 0:00:00. Online
  4. 4.George Papasavvas, Vasiliki Kassianidou, Andreas Charalambous and Stella Demesticha, «Δεύτερη Ετήσια Ημερίδα Ερευνητικής Μονάδας Αρχαιολογίας: «Το Αρχαιολογικό ΄Εργο του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου»», recorded conference paper, 2nd Annual Study Day of the Archaeological Research Unit, Archaeological Research Unit - University of Cyprus, published on YouTube 2017-02-11, at 0:40:00. Online
  5. 5.V. Kassianidou, 2016, Copper metallurgy in Iron Age Kition.

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