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International Women's Club English Lecture Series

The longest-running archaeology course in the world. That's how the Tuesday morning English-language archaeology lectures have been referred to. For over 45 years, Tel Aviv University, Institute and Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures have been offering a course in the Archaeology of Israel to a mixed group of diplomats' wives, members of the International Women's Club and local men and women who wish to listen to lectures in English. Initiated in the mid-1960s when a group of diplomats' wives approached Itzhaq Beit-Arieh, who agreed to organize the series, it subsequently developed a life of its own. And now, some 120 people register each semester and arrive at the doors of the Gilman Building each Tuesday morning at 9:00 to listen to lectures by the very best of the local archaeological community, as well as visiting scholars and archaeologists who regularly share their vast knowledge and experience with members of the group. The series parallels the academic year and in addition to the lectures there are regular field trips to numerous places throughout the country.

Each semester has a theme, the most recent have been:
Prehistory of Israel
The Archaeology of Jerusalem and Its Environs
Archaeology - Across the Boundaries of Time and Place
Seafaring, Maritime Trade and Ancient Cultures in the Mediterranean Sea
Biblical Archaeology - Jerusalem and Judea
Biblical Archaeology - Israel and the North
The Jordan Valley
Northern Israel
Southern Israel
The Coastal Plain
Recent Discoveries in the Archaeology of Israel
Jerusalem Perspectives: Jewish, Christian, Muslim
Archaeology of Tel Aviv and Its vicinity

Registration takes place during the first two Tuesdays of each academic semester

For details, contact: Sara Lev Shachar at 03-6409417 or Heeli Schechter at heelinka@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at our lectures!


2012 Fall Semester: From Copper to Bronze: the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Ages

1/11: Prof. Yuval Goren

The Beginning of Metallurgy in the Southern Levant and the Location of Copper Production

8/11: Dr. Kobi Vardi

Ancient Testimonies to Cereal Crops Agriculture: The Early Harvest Tools, Bakeries and Breweries

15/11: Dr. Dina Shalem

Secondary Burial Traditions in a Chalcolithic Cave at Peqi'in, Upper Galilee

22/11: Mr. Amir Gorzalzany

Chalcolithic Burial Traditions in Light of New Finds from Palmahim Cemetery

24/11: A day-trip with Dr. Moti Aviam to the Galilee

Following the summer seminar lecture: Temples, Synagogues and Churches in the Galilee

29/11: Mr. Eli Cohen-Sason

Ancient Copper Production in Timna Valley from the Chalcolithic to the Late Bronze Age

6/12: Dr. Shay Bar

What's New About the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age 1?
The Latest Surveys and Excavations in the Lower Jordan Valley

13/12: Dr. Eliot Braun

Egypt and the Southern Levant: The First Two Millennia

20/12: Dr. Amir Golani

The Riddle of the Beginning of Urbanization in the Southern Levant: New Excavations and Research Directions

27/12: Ms. Julia Fridman

Cult Stands of the Iron Age: Styles, Uses and Relationship to the Ashera

3/1: Prof. David Ussishkin

The Chalcolithic Temple at En-Gedi and the Early Bronze Temples at Megiddo

5/1: A day-trip with Mrs. Hadas Bukai

The IAA storage-house and the Kotel tunnels

10/1: Dr. Ianir Milevski

Copper Age, Urbanization and Social Differentiation in the Southern Levant

17/1: Mrs. Shirley Ben-Dor Evian

Ancient Israel under the Microscope: Advanced Technologies for Historical Reconstruction

24/1: Dr. Yuval Gadot

The er-Ras Excavations and the Valley of the King: A New Look on Nahal Rephaim, Jerusalem's "Bread Basket"

31/1: Mr. Hai Ashkenazi

Society, Social Power and Ideology during the Early Bronze Age ... and Their Implications on Us


Lectures: 9am - 11:30am with a half-hour break

Place: Gilman Building, Room 282, Tel Aviv University

Registration for the semester: 8am, Tuesday 1 November 2011

Cost for the semester: NIS 350, NIS 650 per couple Cost for an individual lecture: NIS 50
 
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