Yael Abadi-Reiss

• PhD
• Senior Researcher at Instituto Antártico Argentino

To a large extent, our understanding of the socio-economic system of the Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant is based on excavations of sites in Israel’s northern Negev. While hundreds of sites are known, discoveries from excavations of less than ten large villages are those that have outlined the socio-economic conclusions currently drawn r...

The excavations at Area J of the Yavne East site, south of Tel Yavne, on the bank of Nahal Soreq, were undertaken in 2021, as part of soundings by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The excavations revealed another portion of the Chalcolithic site. Geomorphological research shows that during the Chalcolithic period this part of the site was located...

In February-May 2015, a trial excavation was conducted south of road 211 and east of Ashalim (Permit No. A-7348; map ref. 173776-833/540927-91; Fig. 1) prior to construction of a solar farm. The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by Bright Source Industries, was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss (field photography), with...

In April-October 2018, excavations were conducted east of the Agammim neighborhood in southern Ashqelon (Permit No. A-8271; map ref. 159363-943/617021-8739; Fig. 1), prior to construction. The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Israel Lands Authority, was directed by D. Varga (field photography) and Y. Abadi...

Recent discoveries at Horvat Beter (Beersheva, Israel) shed new light on the earliest phase of Southern Levantine metallurgy (second half of the 5th millennium BCE). Multiple fragments of furnaces, crucibles and slag were excavated, and found to represent an extensive copper smelting workshop located within a distinct quarter of a settlement. Typol...

In November 2015, an excavation was conducted in a wadi, in an area designated for the construction of a new neighborhood in Mizpe Ramon (Permit No. A-7544; map ref. 1800/5030; Fig. 1), following a field survey conducted by Y. Haimi. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Ministry of Constructio...

In December 2015, an excavation was conducted at the Intel plant in Qiryat Gat (Permit No. A-7588; map ref. 180117-49/611927-64; Fig. 1), following the discovery of archaeological finds during construction work; the finds were identified by N. Michael. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, was conducted by Y. Aba...

In September 2016, a trial excavation was conducted at Sede Oron 4A Quarry (Permit No. A-7798; map ref. 200988/532000). The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by the Rotem Empart Negev Company, Ltd., was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss (photography) and E. Aladjem (aerial photography and mapping), with...

In March 2017, an excavation was conducted in an area designated for construction at 24 Yasmin Street in Be'er Sheva‘ (Permit No. A-7961; map ref. 180207/571181; Fig. 1). The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the contractor and property owner, Mr. Eldad Harush, was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss (field...

In the winter of 2014, an excavation was conducted in Neta' (Permit No. A-7043; map ref. 192278-3783/597524-9353), prior to enlarging the settlement. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss, with the assistance of A. Fraiberg (a...

In 2006-2012, several days of excavation were conducted in Area B at Horbat Rimmon (Permit Nos. A-4724, A-5009, A-5429, A-5596, A-5823, A-6094, A-6541; central map ref. 18745/58709; Fig. 1). The excavations, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Jewish National Fund, were directed by N.S. Paran in collaboratio...

In December 2011-January 2012, a trial excavation was conducted at the site of Rasm el-'Arus, near Moshav Amazya (Permit No. A-6371; map ref. 190677-821/605391-511), prior to construction. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Ministry of Housing, was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss, with the assist...

In March 2012, a salvage excavation was carried out at Site 53 near Har Harif, on the Israeli-Egyptian border (Permit No. A-6469; map ref. 156752-74/487258-66), prior to construction of a new border fence over the western part of the site. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquity Authority and financed by the Ministry of Defense...

In the winter of 2014, an excavation was conducted at Tamar Quarry, north of Mezad Tamar (Permit No. A-7076; map ref. 222745-3540/548724-9350), prior to development. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Israel Lands Authority, was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss (photography), with the assistance o...

In 2012-2013, a trial excavation was conducted northeast of Horbat Kasif (Permit No. A-6523; map ref. 206700/574200). The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Israel National Roads Company, was directed by Y. Abadi-Reiss and A. Fraiberg, with the assistance of A. Rasiuk (area supervision), Y. Al-'...

In June-July 2013, a salvage excavation was conducted in the town of Tel Sheva' (Permit No. A-6779; map ref. 185775-862/573011-82), prior to the construction of a special education school. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Negev Development Administration, was directed by Y. Paz and E. Alad...

During 2011, antiquities inspections were conducted during the installation of a drainage and sewer system on Balfour Street in Be'er Sheva' (map ref. 18040/57275). The inspections, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by the Be'er Sheva' municipality, were performed by Y. Abadi-Reiss and D. Eisenberg-Degen (GPS...

During the summer of 2014, a salvage excavation was conducted north of Nahal Shoval and south of Dvira Junction (Permit No. A-7178; map ref. 17967/59155; Fig. 1), prior to widening Highway 40 and its integration with Highway 6. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Cross Israel Highway Company...

During 2004-2005 archaeological excavations were conducted in Horbat Rimmon (Permit Nos. A-3976, A-4080, A-4531; map ref. NIG 1875/5870; OIG 1375/0870). The excavations, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Jewish National Fund, were directed by Y. Abadi (2003-2004) and N.S. Paran (2005), with the assistance of...

During February-March 2003, a salvage excavation was conducted in Neighborhood 36 in Tel Sheva (Permit No. A-3819; map ref. NIG 1840-60/5720-30; OIG 1340-60/0720-30), prior to development. The excavation, carried out on behalf of the Antiquities Authority and funded by the Israel Land Administration, was directed by Y. Abadi, with the assistance of...