1990 B.A. in biology, Ben-Gurion University
1993 M.Sc. in anatomy and anthropology, Tel Aviv University
1999 Ph.D. in physical anthropology, Tel Aviv University.
Ph.D. title: The anthropology of Rehovot-in-the-Negev population as an example of a large Byzantine settlement in the Negev.
Since 1993 Head of the laboratory of anthropology, Israel Antiquities Authority.
Since 2001 Head of the department of multidisciplinary research, Israel Antiquities Authority.
email: yossi (at) israntique.org.il