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International conference:

“Climate Change in the Upper Jordan Valley between ca. 800Ka and 700Ka Ago - Its Impact on the Environment and Hominins and its Potential as a Prediction for Future Scenarios”

May 19-21 at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Conference supported by the Israel Science Foundation www.isf.org.il and the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem http://www.as.huji.ac.il/.

Deep Drilling at GBY:

A deep drilling operation at the Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov began in started in 8/06 and continued for two weeks. The aim of the operation was to extend the Pleistocene archive acquired by the excavations and to attempt to obtain a continuous core that would furnish extensive multidisciplinary research focused on the paleoclimate and paleoecology of the Upper Jordan Valley. The drilling project is supported by a grant awarded by the Israel Science Foundation (Grant no. 300/06) to the Center of Excellence Project, titled “The Effect of Climate Change on the Environment and Hominins of the Upper Jordan Valley between ca. 800Ka and 700Ka ago as a Basis for Prediction of Future Scenarios.” All logistic support, including storage and analyses, are provided by the Hebrew University.