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Hippos staff

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Prof. Arthur Segal

Director (2000-2011)
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Michael Eisenberg

Co-director (2000-Present)
mayzenb@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Arleta Kowalewska

Co-director (2016-Present)
arleta.kow@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Prof. Mark Schuler

NIP Director (2002-2016, 2019)
mark.schuler@csp.edu
Concordia University, St. Paul

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Yana Qedem

Head of Field Conservation (2018-Present)
Research Assistant and Conservator (2010-2014)
yana2509@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology

University of Haifa

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Dr. Alexander Iermolin

Conservation (2010-Present)
doryerm@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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PhD. Candidate Jessica Rentz

Field Manager (2019-Present)
rentz@cua.edu
The Catholic University of America

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Vladimir Lehem

Pottery Expert (2020-Present)
Field Manager and Research Assistant (2018-Present)
vijitatma.gkg@list.ru
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Tallal Zahwi

Tractor Operator (2001-Present)
Buq’ata, Israel

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Radosław Tomaszewski

Field Manager (2022-Present)
r.tomski@gmail.com

Hippos Excavations Project
Szczecin

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Dr. Mechael Osband

Micromorphologist and Pottery Expert
Co-Director Hippos Regional Research 
(2017-Present)
mickeyosband@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Danny Syon

Numismatics (2018-Present)
dsyon@israntique.org.il
Israel Antiquities Authority

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Dr. Gregor Staab

Greek Epigraphy (2018-Present)
gregor.staab@uni-koeln.de
University of Cologne, Germany

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Dr. Adam Pažout

Field Manager (2014-2021)
A.Pazout@seznam.cz
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Aimée Bernard

Field Manager Assistant (2023)
aimee.potter@ucalgary.ca
The Hippos Excavations Project

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Yulia Isakova

Research Assistant (2022-Present)
isyulia97@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Ionis (Yannis) Nakas

Illustrator (2020-Present)
jnak77@yahoo.com
Athens, Greece

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Nina Koskanen

Lab Conservation (2021-Present)
Field Manager and Research Assistant (2016-2020)
hazarenka@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Benny Mozes

Front-end Developer (2014-Present)
4medouble@gmail.com
Qiryat Haim, Israel

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OCHRE

Database (2018-Present)
The University of Chicago

https://voices.uchicago.edu/ochre

Honorary Staff

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Shlomi Michaeli

Kibbutz En-Gev, Israel

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Sue Green

Kentucky, USA

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Ksenia Shulaeva

 Haifa, Israel

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Miri Hecht

Kibbutz Afik, Israel

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Alex Nakaryakov

Ramat Gan, Israel

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Jeanne Leeper

USA

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Ken Stammerman

Kentucky, USA

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Leonid Penksik

Haifa, Israel

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Makoto Ezoe

Japan

Past Team Members

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Alexander (Sasha) Khait

Administrator (2019) and Field Manager (2020)
pashpuz@gmail.com

The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Nofar Shamir

Research Assistant and Pottery Registrar (2014-2019)
nofarshamir@gmail.com
University of Haifa

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Dr. Lior Weissbrod

Microfauna Research (2012-2015)
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Bradley Bowlin

Numismatics and Metal Detection (2013-2016)
gbowli19@yahoo.com
Liberty, Mississippi

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Roee Shafir

Field Conservation (2015-2016)
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Matt Winter

Field Manager (2014-2015)
mwinter@email.arizona.edu
The University of Arizona
Tucson, USA

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Ilan Mizrahi

Field Conservation (2015)
IAA, Israel

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Ariel Berman

Numismatics (2000-2013)
Kiryat Tiveon, Israel

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Dr. Vered Raz-Romeo

Field Manager (2003-2012)
vered@razromeo.net
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Lev-Arie Kapitaikin

Pottery Expert (2010-2011)
levkapit@gmail.com
Tel Aviv University

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Dr. Mariusz Burdajewicz

NWC Project Co-director
and Glass Finds Expert 
(2000-2009)
mariuszali@yahoo.fr
National Museum, Warsaw

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Stas Mumladze

Field Manager (2010)
stas@hms.org.il
Department of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Kimi Maman

Field Conservation (2001-2004)
k@arco.co.il
Avtalyon, Israel

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Hala Halabi

Research Assistant (2019-2022)
Administrator (2022)
hala.halabi183@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Prof. Patrick Scott-Geyer

Palynology (2009-2019)
psgeyer@gmail.com
USA

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Prof. Moshe Sharon

Arabic Epigraphy (2005-2018)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Peretz Reuven

Pottery Expert (2012-2016)
perezreu@013net.net

Jerusalem, Israel

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Haim (Kiril) Shkolnik

Field Manager(2013-2015)
 shkolnik13@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Brian Cannon

Architect (2006-2007, 2015)
 nmarchae@msn.com
New Mexico, USA

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Dani Steinberg

Research Assistant and Administrator (2011-2014)
 revelation666il@gmail.com
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Tatiana Meltsen

Draftswoman (2010-2014)
tatgraf@gmail.com
'Afula, Israel

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PhD. Candidate Emilia Jastrzębska

Field Manager (2010-2012)
emilia.jast@gmail.com
Warsaw, Poland

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Ewa Radziejowska

Head of Field Conservation
(2003-2011)
ewaparandowska@yahoo.com
National Museum, Warsaw

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Amir Genach

Field Conservation (2009-2010)
genach2@bezeqint.net
Caesarea, Israel

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Mustafa Bakir

Field Conservation (2009)
Turkey

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Avivit Lago-Kidron

Field Conservation (2009)

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Bagrat Alaverdian

Administrator (2016-2018)
bagrat032@gmail.com 
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology

University of Haifa

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Jessie Feito

Archaeobotanist (2017-2018)

jessicanfeito@gmail.com
University of Reading, UK

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Michael (Micky) Peleg

Photogrammetry (2018-2019)
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Prof. Adam Łajtar

Greek Epigraphy (2000-2017)
a.f.lajtar@uw.edu.pl
University of Warsaw

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Tzachi Lang

Field Manager (2016)
 tzachilang@gmail.com
Israel

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Dr. Rachel Hesse

Fauna Analysis (2014-2016)
Durham University

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Magnolia Houvenaghel

Field Manager (2015)
magnolia.houvenaghel@gmail.com
France

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Eli Gershtein

Photogrammetry (2015-2018)
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Julia Burdajewicz

Head of Field Conservation (2012-2014)
Assistant Conservator (2003-2011)
julia.burdajewicz@cybis.asp.waw.pl

Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw

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Eyal Dan

Field Manager (2008-2012)
The Zinman Institute of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Prof. Jolanta Młynarczyk

NWC Project Co-director
and Pottery Expert 
(2000-2009)
susyam@wp.pl
Polish Academy of Sciences
and University of Warsaw

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Victoria Mesistrano

Field Manager (2009-2010)
victoriamesistrano@yahoo.com.ar
Department of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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Dr. Ran Abramovich

Field Manager (2005-2007)
Department of Archaeology
University of Haifa

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