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12th century Crusader sword discovered "by chance" by a University of Haifa student off coast of Israel

12th century Crusader sword discovered "by chance" by student off coast of Israel, university says A student made the discovery "by chance" while swimming, according to the University of Haifa.

A new paper titled Rhopilema nomadica in the Mediterranean: Molecular Evidence for Migration and Insights into Its Proliferation was just published in Diversity. Read the full text here -

Rhopilema nomadica in the Mediterranean: Molecular Evidence for Migration and Insights into Its Proliferation Since it was first observed in Israel in the 1970s, and due to its subsequent negative impact on human activities, the nomad jellyfish Rhopilema nomadica has earned itself a spot on the list of the 100 Worst Invasive Alien Species in the Mediterranean. It was assumed to originate in the Red Sea, or....

Congratulations to prof Nantet for being awarded a research grant from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The project is co-led with Michael Lazar, whose contribution is central to its implementation.

Their research will focus on a geophysical investigation at Nicopolis, Greece.

the project continues the long-standing Program of Hellenic Studies at our university, which was led for many years by Jeanine Horowitz.

Congrats!!!

Students are creating high-precision orthophotos and georeferencing them in GIS using RTK data - turning drone images into accurate maps

מפסלת ביזנטית בת יותר מ-1,500 שנה נמצאה בספינה טרופה בחוף דור מחקר משותף של אוניברסיטת חיפה ורפאל חושף לראשונה בעולם את הממצא הנדיר. צורת המפסלת שוחזרה לאחר שימוש במכשיר מיקרו CT של חברת רפאל שמיועד לצרכים ביטחוניים. הממצאים צפ....

A new publication titled "Seasonal pulses of microplastic emissions to the Mediterranean Sea" was just published in the journal of Environmental Research: Letters!
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The Irwin M. Jacobs Lab for Cyber Archaeology is beginning to take shape!
We received new and advanced photography equipment available for researchers and students

More to follow!

Monday, Oct. 20th, 9:00