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Excavations uncovered flint tools and utilized radiocarbon dating in the Negev, highlighting archaeological significance.
In October–November 2015 and 2016, excavations were conducted at the Boqer site in ‘En ‘Avdat Nature Reserve in the Negev (License Nos. G-26/2015, G-87/2016; map ref. 17844–50/52790–2). The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Max Planck–Weizmann Joint Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology and the Israel Antiquities Authority, was directed by O. Barzilai (flint tools) and E. Boaretto (radiocarbon dating), with the assistance of M. Goder-Goldberger and M. Shemer (area supervision and photography), V. Caracuta (archaeobotany), C. Amit (studio photography), L. Wienblum and L. Regev (excavation program), T. Tsuk and Y. Haimi (planning and consultation) and E. Heims (guidance and logistic assistance).
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