Gila Kahila Bar‐gal
Biographic Data
| ID | 155661 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gila Kahila Bar‐gal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gila Kahila |
| FAMILY NAME | Bar‐gal |
| SIGNATURE | GAL G K B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Microhistory in Archaeology and Its Contribution to the Archaeological Research
The unique “Cave of the Warrior” burial, found in a Judean Desert cave and dated to the end of the Chalcolithic period, was accompanied by a large number of grave goods made of perishable materials. It opens up an unusual opportunity to recover aspects of the life of an individual person. Based on a reexamination of his personal belongings, we created a microhistory of this individual. We show how a careful analysis of a single-event site contrib…
The genetic signature of a shrunken head
Biomolecular archaeology of ancient tuberculosis
Detection and Molecular Characterization of 9000-Year-Old Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a Neolithic Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the principal etiologic agent of human tuberculosis. It has no environmental reservoir and is believed to have co-evolved with its host over millennia. This is supported by skeletal evidence of the disease in early humans, and inferred from M. tuberculosis genomic analysis. Direct examination of ancient human remains for M. tuberculosis biomarkers should aid our understanding of the nature of prehistoric …
The Origin and Genetic Status of Insular Caprines in the Eastern Mediterranean
The history and species status of free-ranging goats inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean islands is discussed with reference to morphometric, archaeological and genetic findings. A case study on the free-ranging goats on Crete (Capra aegagrus cretica) is presented. The phenotype of the Cretan goat resembles that of the wild bezoar goat (C. aegagrus). However, the mitochondrial DNA of cytochrome b and d-loop sequences shows affinity with domestic…
The Emergence and Co-Evolution of Human Pathogens
The great diversity of life that we see today has evolved through a complex history of selective inter actions between organisms competing with each other for limited resources and striving to survive changes in the environment. Whilst our vision of this diversity is dominated by what we see with the naked eye, we should not forget the microscopic pathogens that plague everything from the single celled prokaryote to multicellular plants and anima…
The application of ancient DNA analysis to identify neolithic caprinae
The evidence for wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) in archaeological sites from the southern Levant is examined through the application of ancient DNA analysis to specimens from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (8300-7500 uncal. BC) site of Hatoula, Israel. The results indicate that at least one of the bones from this site, previously identified as sheep, is in fact goat. To date this is the earliest faunal sample to have yielded DNA in the region. This st…
Determining the Sex of Infanticide Victims from the Late Roman Era through Ancient DNA Analysis
Determining the Sex of Infanticide Victims from the Late Roman Era through Ancient DNA Analysis
Biomolecular archaeology of ancient tuberculosis
The application of ancient DNA analysis to identify neolithic caprinae
The evidence for wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) in archaeological sites from the southern Levant is examined through the application of ancient DNA analysis to specimens from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (8300-7500 uncal. BC) site of Hatoula, Israel. The results indicate that at least one of the bones from this site, previously identified as sheep, is in fact goat. To date this is the earliest faunal sample to have yielded DNA in the region. This st…
The genetic signature of a shrunken head
The Origin and Genetic Status of Insular Caprines in the Eastern Mediterranean
The history and species status of free-ranging goats inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean islands is discussed with reference to morphometric, archaeological and genetic findings. A case study on the free-ranging goats on Crete (Capra aegagrus cretica) is presented. The phenotype of the Cretan goat resembles that of the wild bezoar goat (C. aegagrus). However, the mitochondrial DNA of cytochrome b and d-loop sequences shows affinity with domestic…
Microhistory in Archaeology and Its Contribution to the Archaeological Research
The unique “Cave of the Warrior” burial, found in a Judean Desert cave and dated to the end of the Chalcolithic period, was accompanied by a large number of grave goods made of perishable materials. It opens up an unusual opportunity to recover aspects of the life of an individual person. Based on a reexamination of his personal belongings, we created a microhistory of this individual. We show how a careful analysis of a single-event site contrib…
Determining the Sex of Infanticide Victims from the Late Roman Era through Ancient DNA Analysis
The Emergence and Co-Evolution of Human Pathogens
The great diversity of life that we see today has evolved through a complex history of selective inter actions between organisms competing with each other for limited resources and striving to survive changes in the environment. Whilst our vision of this diversity is dominated by what we see with the naked eye, we should not forget the microscopic pathogens that plague everything from the single celled prokaryote to multicellular plants and anima…
The application of ancient DNA analysis to identify neolithic caprinae
The evidence for wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) in archaeological sites from the southern Levant is examined through the application of ancient DNA analysis to specimens from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (8300-7500 uncal. BC) site of Hatoula, Israel. The results indicate that at least one of the bones from this site, previously identified as sheep, is in fact goat. To date this is the earliest faunal sample to have yielded DNA in the region. This st…
The Origin and Genetic Status of Insular Caprines in the Eastern Mediterranean
The history and species status of free-ranging goats inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean islands is discussed with reference to morphometric, archaeological and genetic findings. A case study on the free-ranging goats on Crete (Capra aegagrus cretica) is presented. The phenotype of the Cretan goat resembles that of the wild bezoar goat (C. aegagrus). However, the mitochondrial DNA of cytochrome b and d-loop sequences shows affinity with domestic…
Detection and Molecular Characterization of 9000-Year-Old Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a Neolithic Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the principal etiologic agent of human tuberculosis. It has no environmental reservoir and is believed to have co-evolved with its host over millennia. This is supported by skeletal evidence of the disease in early humans, and inferred from M. tuberculosis genomic analysis. Direct examination of ancient human remains for M. tuberculosis biomarkers should aid our understanding of the nature of prehistoric …
Biomolecular archaeology of ancient tuberculosis
The genetic signature of a shrunken head
Microhistory in Archaeology and Its Contribution to the Archaeological Research
The unique “Cave of the Warrior” burial, found in a Judean Desert cave and dated to the end of the Chalcolithic period, was accompanied by a large number of grave goods made of perishable materials. It opens up an unusual opportunity to recover aspects of the life of an individual person. Based on a reexamination of his personal belongings, we created a microhistory of this individual. We show how a careful analysis of a single-event site contrib…
Archaeology (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (4 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient DNA (3 works) · Ancient history (3 works)