Constraint, complexity and consumption: Zooarchaeological meta-analysis shows regional patterns of resilience across the metal ages in the Near East by Jane Gaastra, Tina L. Greenfield, and Haskel J. Greenfield. Quaternary International, Volume 545, April 2020, Pages 45-62. It is open access. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1bHI53ic-FFyg~ Abstract Previously identified periods of aridity in the palaeoclimate record for the Near…
I would like to announce a new and very interesting open-access article: Fowler, K. D., Ross, J., Walker, E., Barritt-Clearly C., Greenfield, H. J., and Maeir, A. M. 2020. Fingerprint Evidence for the Division of Labour and Learning Pottery-Making at Early Bronze Age Tell Eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel. PLoS One 15(4): e0231046. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0231046 In this study, spearheaded…
A short article on our new fingerprint article appeared in the online newspaper of the University of Manitoba! Check it out! (more media to follow soon…) via Short article on the new fingerprint article — The Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project Official (and Unofficial) Weblog
Listen to the second part of Regine Frankel’s interview with Dr. Haskel Greenfield. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jewishradiohour/episodes/2020-01-13T07_17_09-08_00 The first part segment focused on his background and the archaeological projects in which he has been involved. This week, you will hear about his role as Judaic Studies Program Coordinator at The University of Manitoba and the current efforts to…
I was interviewed this Sunday on the Jewish Radio Hour. The link for the radio show is https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jewishradiohour/episodes/2019-10-29T09_25_16-07_00. It was a great experience.
We have a distinguished visitor from Hebrew University coming to the University of Manitoba and speaking to Judaic Studies, Anthropology and Catholic Studies at the University of Manitoba. It is Professor Wayne Horowitz. Everyone is welcome to come and hear him speak: Wayne Horowitz is Professor of Assyriology at the Institute of Archaeology of the…
On Friday, August 23, 2019, I was interviewed by Global CTV Television Winnipeg about the importance of the upcoming excavations at the Forks in Winnipeg. Of course, 99% of the interview was cut and only a few seconds were broadcast. My few seconds of fame are 12 minutes and 45 seconds into the broadcast. Here…
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/archeological-work-to-precede-city-land-sale-to-the-forks-557901842.html I am nicely quoted in this article on the plans for new excavations in downtown Winnipeg at the Forks.
https://thehorse.com/174635/how-long-have-horse-bits-been-around/ Just found that an interview that I gave a few months ago on the origins of the equid (horse, donkey, etc.) bit is now available on the web.
Jane S. Gaastra, Haskel J. Greenfield, and Marc Vander Linden. 2018 Gaining traction on cattle exploitation: zooarchaeological evidence from the western Balkan Neolithic (6000-4500 cal BC). Antiquity 92 (366): 1462 – 1477. (R, S) doi: 10.15184/aqy.2018.178. PDF https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/gaining-traction-on-cattle-exploitation-zooarchaeological-evidence-from-the-neolithic-western-balkans/4D7976886FE66AF19A956ADA45FAA376/share/a827d99d277140407aee374dc20374b52a5931b6 HTML https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/gaining-traction-on-cattle-exploitation-zooarchaeological-evidence-from-the-neolithic-western-balkans/4D7976886FE66AF19A956ADA45FAA376/core-reader
The annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) was recently held in Denver on Nov. 14-17, 2018. As in previous years, several members of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Early Bronze Age project were there and presenting papers and posters. The following EB Safi related presentations were given: Elizabeth Arnold, Haskel Greenfield, Tina Greenfield, and…
Here are the details of the paper: Greenfield, H. J., Greenfield, T. L., Shai, I., Albaz, S., and Maeir, A. M. 2018. Household Rituals and Sacrificial Donkeys: Why Are There So Many Domestic Donkeys Buried in an Early Bronze Age Neighborhood at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath? Near Eastern Archaeology 81(3): 202–11. Check it out here!
