The excavation at Soii Havzak rockshelter, in Western Tajikistan just ended. It was a fruitful season! New in situ layers, large amount of lithic artefacts and faunal remains, and many samples for OSL datings, stay tuned for some results !
Thanks to all the team members this year and to our hosts!

⛏️The 10th season of excavations at Tinshemet Cave has started !!

#fieldworkfriday
#MiddlePaleolithic
#burial
#Levallois

Last day in Denver! Some of our lab members presented their research at the Paleoanthropology Society annual meeting and at the #SAA2025Denver !

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#YossiZaidner

Our project “Soii Havzak Rockshelter: A New Middle-Upper Paleolithic Sequence in Central Asia” has been awarded a research grant from the Gerda Henkel Foundation!
The grant, awarded to Y. Zaidner, J-P. Buylaert, and S. Kurbanov, will support postdoctoral research by M. Prévost.

📢 A new master degree program in prehistoric archaeology is opening at the Hebrew university!
The program will focus on the Levantine Paleolithic and includes fieldwork at amazing sites!

#prehistory #master #diploma #university

A new international Master program in prehistoric archaeology at the Institute of archaeology, the Hebrew university of Jerusalem is opening!

📣 The next season is on its way! This September we are going back to Tajikistan to excavate the Middle and Upper Paleolithic layers at Soii Havzak rockshelter!
We are looking for volunteers!
Be in touch with us if you are interested! ⛏️🐾🦴

This month we were honored to
Spend time with Prof. April Nowell, at the Department of prehistory @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social
She shared with us her ongoing research in Australia, Jordan and about Children in prehistory!
Thank you!