Archaeological and conservation science
Yotam Asscher
Researcher and Heritage Scientist
Archeological and Conservation Science
About Yotam
Researcher, University of Haifa
Department of Conservation of Material Culture
School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures
University of Haifa
Yotam's Professional Bio
Yotam Asscher's main interests are analytical studies in the fields of archaeological science in the field and conservation science in the museum environment.
His current work focuses on developing non-invasive material characterization methods for heritage sciences.
His post-doc position was at the Geosciences department in the University of Padova, Italy, on conservation of frescoes in Pompeii under the supervision of Professor Gilberto Artioli.
He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a BSc in chemistry in 2006 and a MS in archaeology in 2014, and graduated from the Weizmann Institute with a MSc in chemistry in 2011 and a PHD in chemistry in 2015.
Some of his more recent works explore hydraulic mortars and plasters for radiocarbon dating, multispectral characterization of pigments, bone-like material structures and applications to assess their preservation state in archaeology, and the absolute chronology of the Late Bronze to Iron Age transition in ancient Canaan.
He has been awarded the 2012 ADAR Foundation Scholarship and the 2012 Salim and Rachel Benin Foundation Scholarship, and Awarded for Best Performance by the IAA in 2019.
Yotam Asscher lives in Pardes Hanna, Israel.
Current projects at the
Archaeological materials lab at
Haifa University
Infrastructure in archaeological sciences
Funded by Israel Ministry of Science and Technology
Establishing a national infrastructure center for archaeological conservation sciences and big data management.
Egyptian blue
Funded by Israel Science and Foundation (2738/25)
Studying the technology and sourcing of Egyptian blue in Herodian wall paintings.
Chalcolithic metallurgy
Funded by the Israel Science Foundation (457/21)
Studying the emergence of copper production and identification of lost wax technique workshops in the Southern Levant.
