Professor of Quaternary Geology and Palynology
Education
BA - Hebrew University, 1962
MSc - Hebrew University, 1964
Ph.D. - Hebrew University, 1969
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Late Pleistocene-Holocene Climate and Vegetation of the Northern Jordan Valley.
Fields of Research
Quaternary Paleoenvironments and Human Settlements in Connection with the Natural Environment.
Temporary Appointments
| 1965 | Geologist, Israeli South Red Sea Expedition |
| 1970 | Palynologist, Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, Capo di Ponte, Italy |
| 1971 | Visiting Professor, Department of Geology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| 1975 | Sabbatical, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa |
| 1976 | Geologist and Palynologist, Huelva Archaeo-Metalurgical Expedition, Spain |
| 1978-1979 | Geologist, The Arava Expedition, Timna, Israel |
| 1979 | Sabbatical, Department of Geology, University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, USA |
| 1980 | Sabbatical, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 1983 | Geologist, Research Project on Acheulian settlement pattern in the Zeekoe Valley, Republic of South Africa |
| 1986 | Sabbatical, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Kanazawa, Japan |
| 1989 | Summer sabbatical, Laboratoire de Palynologie, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier, France |
| 1993 | Summer sabbatical, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, and Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
| 1996-1997 | Sabbatical, Geological Survey of Israel's Library, Jerusalem |
| 1999-2000 | Sabbatical, Geological Survey of Israel's Library, Jerusalem |
Academic and professional experience
| 1963-1966 | Department of Geology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Teaching Assistant |
| 1967-1970 | Geological Survey of Israel, Palynologist |
| Since 1970 | Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Tel Aviv University, Quaternary Geologist and Palynologist, teaching and research |
| 1970 | Senior Lecturer |
| 1975 | Associate Professor |
| 1995 | Professor |
Membership in Learned Societies
| Since 1961 | The Israel Geological Society, Israel |
| 1964-1965 | Secretary |
| 1970-1985 | (then merged with the Israel Geological Society): The Israel Pleistocene Association, Israel |
| 1970-1972 | Secretary |
| 1979-1981 | Chairman |
| Since 1967 | American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, USA |
| Since 1972 | Associacion Latinoamericana de Paleobotanica y Palynologìa, Argentina |
| Since 1972 | Quaternary Research Association, England |
| Since 1980 | American Quaternary Association, USA |
Current Projects
The Geology, Environments and Human Settlement of the Jordan Rift Valley.
