Ofir Tirosh
Biographic Data
| ID | 91059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ofir Tirosh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ofir |
| FAMILY NAME | Tirosh |
| SIGNATURE | TIROSH O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Middle Bronze Age copper smelting in the Wadi Arabah
The Late Lower Paleolithic Site of Evron Zinat
Meir Finkel, מאיר פינקל, مئير فهنكل, Yoav Ben Dor, יואב בן דור, يوأف بن دور, Natalia Gubenko, נטליה גובנקו, نتاليا جوبينكو, Ofir Tirosh, אופיר תירטש, أوفير تيرطاش, Aviad Agam, אביעד אגם, أفيعاد أچام, Erez Ben-Yosef, ארז בן-יוסף, إيريز دن يوسف, Gonen Sharon, גונן שרון, وجونين شارون, The Late Lower Paleolithic Site of Evron Zinat - עברון-זינאת - אתר מסופה של התקופה הפליאוליתית התחתונה:, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / …
“A land whose stones are iron…”—Iron ore sources in the Southern Levant
Recent discoveries of iron production remains in multiple Iron Age sites throughout the Southern Levant indicate the significance of iron production in the region during this time. However, one main question remains unanswered—that is, provenance: Where were the iron resources located? Were they local or brought from afar? Answering these questions would allow great potential for reconstructing iron-ore procurement strategies and exploitation pra…
The Metal Assemblage of Early Iron Age el-Aḥwat
The large metal assemblage of the unique site of el-Aḥwat, a short-lived Iron I settlement, is presented here for the first time. It mainly comprises local tools, jewellery and evidence of bronzeworking, typical of Iron Age I urban settlements in the lowlands, mostly continuing Late Bronze Age traditions. Spatial distribution of the metal finds shows that metals were abundant across the site. Lead isotope analysis reveals that the copper at the s…
Evidence for sophisticated raw material procurement strategies during the Lower Paleolithic—Hula Valley case study
The Hula Valley has two key Acheulian sites: Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY), a large flake Acheulian site with hundreds of basalt bifaces and a significant number of flint handaxes, and Ma'ayan Barukh (MB), where more than 3500 flint handaxes were collected. Over the last one million years, the valley was filled by alluvium and basalt flows, devoid of flint sources suitable for handaxe production. We conducted archaeological and geological surveys co…
High resolution elemental characterization of prehistoric flint sources in southern Israel
The earliest silver currency hoards in the Southern Levant
From Iberia to Laurion
Incised Late Bronze Age lead ingots from the southern anchorage of Caesarea
Debasement of silver throughout the Late Bronze – Iron Age transition in the Southern Levant
Combining chemical and lead isotope analyses with 3-D geometric–morphometric shape analysis
Pollution and human mobility in the southern Levant during the Iron Age using chemical and isotopic analysis of human tooth enamel
Kela – A Middle Paleolithic flint extraction and reduction site in the northern Golan Heights
The “Flint Depot” of prehistoric northern Israel
Recent research has demonstrated that the Eocene Timrat formation in northeastern Israel, which appears as an extensive land “strip” west of and parallel to the Rift Valley, was a major source of prehistoric flint. This supposition is supported by three large‐scale extraction and reduction (E&R) complexes identified within this region, which offer direct evidence of intense Lower and Middle Palaeolithic exploitation and limited Neolithic/Chalcoli…
Four Iron Age Silver Hoards from Southern Phoenicia
Iron Age silver in the Levant has attracted scholarly attention regarding its function as currency. Scholars debate whether hacksilber can be interpreted as representing a pre-monetary economic system, using pre-portioned silver exchanged in standardized weights, which inspired the invention of coins. In this study, four Iron Age silver hoards from southern Phoenicia (Tell Keisan, Tel Dor, ʿEin Hofez, and ʿAkko) are examined from archaeological a…
Environmental impacts of ancient copper mining and metallurgy
Iron Age Nomads and their relation to copper smelting in Faynan (Jordan)
The “Flint Depot” of prehistoric northern Israel
Recent research has demonstrated that the Eocene Timrat formation in northeastern Israel, which appears as an extensive land “strip” west of and parallel to the Rift Valley, was a major source of prehistoric flint. This supposition is supported by three large‐scale extraction and reduction (E&R) complexes identified within this region, which offer direct evidence of intense Lower and Middle Palaeolithic exploitation and limited Neolithic/Chalcoli…
Debasement of silver throughout the Late Bronze – Iron Age transition in the Southern Levant
Iron Age Nomads and their relation to copper smelting in Faynan (Jordan)
Environmental impacts of ancient copper mining and metallurgy
From Iberia to Laurion
The earliest silver currency hoards in the Southern Levant
Pollution and human mobility in the southern Levant during the Iron Age using chemical and isotopic analysis of human tooth enamel
Kela – A Middle Paleolithic flint extraction and reduction site in the northern Golan Heights
High resolution elemental characterization of prehistoric flint sources in southern Israel
Evidence for sophisticated raw material procurement strategies during the Lower Paleolithic—Hula Valley case study
The Hula Valley has two key Acheulian sites: Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY), a large flake Acheulian site with hundreds of basalt bifaces and a significant number of flint handaxes, and Ma'ayan Barukh (MB), where more than 3500 flint handaxes were collected. Over the last one million years, the valley was filled by alluvium and basalt flows, devoid of flint sources suitable for handaxe production. We conducted archaeological and geological surveys co…
Combining chemical and lead isotope analyses with 3-D geometric–morphometric shape analysis
Iron Age Nomads and their relation to copper smelting in Faynan (Jordan)
Environmental impacts of ancient copper mining and metallurgy
Four Iron Age Silver Hoards from Southern Phoenicia
Iron Age silver in the Levant has attracted scholarly attention regarding its function as currency. Scholars debate whether hacksilber can be interpreted as representing a pre-monetary economic system, using pre-portioned silver exchanged in standardized weights, which inspired the invention of coins. In this study, four Iron Age silver hoards from southern Phoenicia (Tell Keisan, Tel Dor, ʿEin Hofez, and ʿAkko) are examined from archaeological a…
The “Flint Depot” of prehistoric northern Israel
Recent research has demonstrated that the Eocene Timrat formation in northeastern Israel, which appears as an extensive land “strip” west of and parallel to the Rift Valley, was a major source of prehistoric flint. This supposition is supported by three large‐scale extraction and reduction (E&R) complexes identified within this region, which offer direct evidence of intense Lower and Middle Palaeolithic exploitation and limited Neolithic/Chalcoli…
Debasement of silver throughout the Late Bronze – Iron Age transition in the Southern Levant
Combining chemical and lead isotope analyses with 3-D geometric–morphometric shape analysis
Pollution and human mobility in the southern Levant during the Iron Age using chemical and isotopic analysis of human tooth enamel
Kela – A Middle Paleolithic flint extraction and reduction site in the northern Golan Heights
Incised Late Bronze Age lead ingots from the southern anchorage of Caesarea
High resolution elemental characterization of prehistoric flint sources in southern Israel
The earliest silver currency hoards in the Southern Levant
From Iberia to Laurion
“A land whose stones are iron…”—Iron ore sources in the Southern Levant
Recent discoveries of iron production remains in multiple Iron Age sites throughout the Southern Levant indicate the significance of iron production in the region during this time. However, one main question remains unanswered—that is, provenance: Where were the iron resources located? Were they local or brought from afar? Answering these questions would allow great potential for reconstructing iron-ore procurement strategies and exploitation pra…
The Metal Assemblage of Early Iron Age el-Aḥwat
The large metal assemblage of the unique site of el-Aḥwat, a short-lived Iron I settlement, is presented here for the first time. It mainly comprises local tools, jewellery and evidence of bronzeworking, typical of Iron Age I urban settlements in the lowlands, mostly continuing Late Bronze Age traditions. Spatial distribution of the metal finds shows that metals were abundant across the site. Lead isotope analysis reveals that the copper at the s…
Evidence for sophisticated raw material procurement strategies during the Lower Paleolithic—Hula Valley case study
The Hula Valley has two key Acheulian sites: Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY), a large flake Acheulian site with hundreds of basalt bifaces and a significant number of flint handaxes, and Ma'ayan Barukh (MB), where more than 3500 flint handaxes were collected. Over the last one million years, the valley was filled by alluvium and basalt flows, devoid of flint sources suitable for handaxe production. We conducted archaeological and geological surveys co…
The Late Lower Paleolithic Site of Evron Zinat
Meir Finkel, מאיר פינקל, مئير فهنكل, Yoav Ben Dor, יואב בן דור, يوأف بن دور, Natalia Gubenko, נטליה גובנקו, نتاليا جوبينكو, Ofir Tirosh, אופיר תירטש, أوفير تيرطاش, Aviad Agam, אביעד אגם, أفيعاد أچام, Erez Ben-Yosef, ארז בן-יוסף, إيريز دن يوسف, Gonen Sharon, גונן שרון, وجونين شارون, The Late Lower Paleolithic Site of Evron Zinat - עברון-זינאת - אתר מסופה של התקופה הפליאוליתית התחתונה:, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / …
Middle Bronze Age copper smelting in the Wadi Arabah
Archaeology (16 works) · Geography (15 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 works) · Geology (14 works) · Bronze Age (9 works) · Geochemistry (7 works) · Metallurgy (6 works) · Provenance (6 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Bronze (5 works)