Short excavation reveals geological and paleoanthropological insights at Ubeidiya, suggesting important historical implications.
In October 2021, a short excavation was conducted at the site of ‘Ubeidiya (License No. Z-10/2021; map ref. 252307–659/732701–999). The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Tulsa (Oklahoma, USA) and funded by NSF Grant No. 1851613, was directed by O. Barzilai (IAA) and M. Belmaker (University of Tulsa), with the assistance of S. Vainer, R. Shaar, A. Matmon (trench geology), D. Langgut (palynology), N. Waldmann, J. Greenslee and S. Dean (core geology), A. Barash (paleoanthropology), E. Aladjem and A. Wigmann (photogrammetry), D. Gazit (studio photography), A. Gyerman-Levanon (3D images), M. Lev, H. Reshef, T. Oron, L. Bergman, S. Shapira and M. Orbach, (volunteers) and a team of skilled excavators from Kafr Manda.
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