Anthropology and Ancient DNA Affiliations

Dan David Center for Human Evolution and Biohistory Research https://en-med.tau.ac.il/dan_david_center

Shmunis Family Anthropology Institute (SFAI) https://sfai.tau.ac.il/

The Institute is dedicated to investigating the thousands of fossil specimens that comprise the Sackler Biological Anthropology Collection, one of the world's largest, employing state -of-the -art technologies The Skeletal Imaging Laboratory, the heart of the institute, is enabling scholars to extract hidden information from fossils on the multitude aspects of past human behavior, nutrition and health Images are stored in a database, forming the Shmunis Digital Library, a webbased resource made available for scholars around the world .

The Institute is managed by Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Dr. Hila May, Dr. Rachel Sarig, and Dr. Viviane Slon

Young anthropologist in action: Emma Blatt excavating at Manot Cave (photo with permission).