Paleontology

The study of the fauna of the Early-Middle Pleistocene of the Upper Jordan Valley aims to provide detailed information on:

The distribution of species, their habitat and their biogeographical origin
Aspects of how the above data change over time and their contribution to past climatic changes
The wider perspective of how these changes relate to contemporaneous faunas in Africa and Europe and to similar ecological and environmental conditions
Taphonomic aspects of the faunal assemblages
Hominin patterns and strategies related to animal exploitation