Israel Hershkovitz

Background

Hershkovitz, Israel was born on October 28, 1950 in Rehovot, Israel. Son of Dov and Rachel (Farkash) Hershkovitz.

Education

Bachelor, Hebrew University, 1977. Master of Science, Tel Aviv University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, 1985.

Career

Research assistant, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1977-1978; head field researcher, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1978-1979; assistant, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1979-1982; instructor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1982-1984; from senior lecturer to lecturer, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1985-1994; associate professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1994. Field experience includes early pastoralist cmtys. in the Mediterranean Deserts, Abu Maadi, Wadi Tbeik, and Ujrat et Mehed, excavation of Chalcolithic Early bronze site at 'Ain Hudera, Wadi Nasb, Wadi Hibran, Wadi Halil, Wadi el-Abar, Wadi Hebar, etc., excavation of Byzantinegraves at the Friean Oasis and its environs, 1976-1980. Early food producing cmtys. in the Levant, Itftahal, Horvat Galil, and Atlit-Yam, 1984-1986, the people of the Negev in the Byzantine period, cemetery in the city Rehovot in the Israeli Negev, 1984-1987, maritime anthropological research in Israel, excavation of submerged prehistory sites, 1987-1989, the Byzantine population of Israel, excavation of Byzantine burials at Han-el-Ahmar, Beit-Guvrine, Tira, Hagoshrim, etc., 1988-1989, burial customs and religious, excavation at Kefar Hahoresh, plastered skulls, hunter-gatherers-fisherman at the last glacial maxiimum, excavation at Ohallo II site, human adaptation to extreme environment, the palaeoindians of the Atacama desert and Tierra del Fuego, South American, Chile, 1990-1991, middle and early palaeolithic man in Israel, excavatgions at Tabun and Camel cave, Mount Carmel, 1991-1993, man in the Carmel, excavations at El-Wad cave, Mount Carmel, and the submerged site of Atlit-Yam, 1994, man in the neolithic, excavations at El-Wad Terrace, Kefar Hahoresh, and Atlit-Yam, 1996-1997.

Achievements

• Israel Hershkovitz has been listed as a noteworthy Physical anthropologist, anatomist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Colonel Israeli Defense Forces, 1968-1972.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, traveling.

Connections

Married Avital Levi, June 29, 1982. Children: Uri, Tamar.

Father:

Dov Hershkovitz

Mother:

Rachel (Farkash) Hershkovitz

Spouse:

Avital Levi

child:

Tamar Hershkovitz

child:

Uri Hershkovitz