Graduate Program in Archaeomaterials
Mining for Copper
Environment, Culture and Copper in Antiquity
In memory of Professor Beno Rothenberg
Timna, Israel, April 22-25, 2013
Call for Papers
The international conference will be dedicated
to the research of copper-related geology and
mining, production and cultural background in
antiquity.
Tentative program:
April 22nd
Noon: registration
Afternoon: guided visit to Timna
Evening: opening session, lecture by keynote speaker 1
April 23rd
Academic session (in the Eilot Regional Council
auditorium).
April 24th
Academic session (in the Eilot Regional Council
auditorium).
Afternoon: closing session, lecture by keynote speaker 2
Evening: farewell party.
April 25th
Bus tour to the ancient mining sites in Feinan area,
Jordan, guided by the excavators.
Afternoon: return to Israel.
* Abstracts of up to 350 words written in English, must
be submitted electronically at the following email
before October 31, 2012
microarchaeology@gmail.com
* Further information including registration fees will be
announced in the following circular
Steering committee: Assaf Holzer (Timna Park), Dr. Erez Ben Yosef (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Hanan Ginat (Dead
Sea & Aravah Science Center), Prof. Yuval Goren (Tel Aviv University).