selected scholarly activity
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chapters
- Tsunamis. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. 1-5. 2023
- Archaeological dating of tsunami and storm deposits. 729-743. 2020
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conferences
- GEOARCHAEOLOGY AND ANCIENT HARBORS: INSIGHTS FROM THE SUBMERGED HELLENISTIC (~2,200 BP) HARBOR AT AKKO, ISRAEL. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 2022
- A MONTE-CARLO MODEL FOR CAISSON OVERTURNING BY TSUNAMIS. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference. 1-1. 2020
- SUBMERGENCE OF THE HELLENISTIC HARBOR AT AKKO, ISRAEL: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTIONS IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 2020
- A new chalcolithic-era tsunami event identified in the offshore sedimentary record of Jisr al-Zarka (Israel). Marine Geology. 67-78. 2018
- Possible tsunami inundation identified amongst 4–5thcenturyBCE archaeological deposits at Tel Ashkelon, Israel. Marine Geology. 150-159. 2018
- Multi-proxy study of prehistoric (Neolithic-Chalcolithic) shorelines and coastal environments at Liman Tepe, Turkey 2017
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journal articles
- The Proyecto Costa Escondida: Historical ecology and the study of past coastal landscapes in the Maya area. Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology. 19:505-524. 2024
- Far-field effects of the Nile damming on the silica cycle in the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea. Science of the Total Environment. 921:171274-171274. 2024
- Anthropogenic structure emplacement and sediment transport at King Herod's harbour, Israel: ED-μXRF (Itrax) data and foraminifer Pararotalia calcariformata as proxies of coastal development over millennia. Marine Geology. 469:107245-107245. 2024
- Shallow water foraminifera from Niue and Beveridge Reef (South Pacific): insights into ecological significance and ecosystem integrity. Royal Society Open Science. 11:230997. 2024
- Earthquake, Fire, and Water: Destruction Sequence Identified in an 8th Century Early Islamic Harbor Warehouse in Caesarea, Israel. Geosciences (Switzerland). 13:108-108. 2023
- Evolution of sediment grain-size profiles on a sheltered, continental shelf in response to punctuated flood deposition. Continental Shelf Research. 251:104868-104868. 2022
- Coastal palaeoenvironmental record of Late Bronze to Iron Age harbour development at Liman Tepe-Clazomenae, western Anatolia, Turkey. Marine Geology. 450:106842-106842. 2022
- Sedimentary response of the deep eastern Mediterranean basin to the north African desertification, sea level variation and regional tectonics. Basin Research. 34:662-687. 2022
- Observations and preliminary results of hydrothermal activity on the shallowing coastlines of the Dead Sea, Israel  2022
- Boulder Dislodgement During Coastal Storms and Tsunamis: Insights From a New Ensemble Model. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 23. 2022
- Anthropogenic changes in waterways produce “drought-like” layers in shelf sediments. Elementa. 10. 2022
- Volcanic ash, victims, and tsunami debris from the Late Bronze Age Thera eruption discovered at Çeşme-Bağlararası (Turkey). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119:e2114213118. 2022
- Palaeoshoreline reconstruction and underwater archaeological potential of Liman Tepe: A long-occupied coastal prehistoric settlement in western Anatolia, Turkey. Quaternary Science Reviews. 276:107293-107293. 2022
- Recent shallow water foraminifera from the Selvagens Islands (Northeast Atlantic) – Assemblage composition and biogeographic significance. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 264:107671-107671. 2022
- Benthic foraminifera geochemistry as a monitoring tool for heavy metal and phosphorus pollution — A post fish-farm removal case study. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 168:112443-112443. 2021
- The Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Cadiz as a natural laboratory for paleotsunami research: Recent advancements. Earth-Science Reviews. 216:103578-103578. 2021
- Sea-Level Reconstructions and Archaeological Indicators: A Case Study from the Submerged Hellenistic Harbor at Akko, Israel 2021
- Redox evolution and the development of oxygen minimum zones in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine basin during the early Holocene. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 297:82-100. 2021
- Optimizing a standard preparation procedure for grain size analysis of marine sediments by laser diffraction (MS-PT4SD: Marine sediments-pretreatment for size distribution). Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 167:103429-103429. 2021
- Effect of Different Derivatization Protocols on the Calculation of Trophic Position Using Amino Acids Compound-Specific Stable Isotopes. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:561568. 2020
- Droughts in the desert: Medieval Warm Period associated with coarse sediment layers in the Gulf of Aqaba‐Eilat, Red Sea. Sedimentology. 67:3152-3166. 2020
- Seismic potential of the Dead Sea Fault in the northern Gulf of Aqaba-Elat: New evidence from liquefaction, seismic reflection, and paleoseismic data. Tectonophysics. 793:228596-228596. 2020
- Another drought or more pesky humans? Anthropogenic impacts leave drought-like sedimentological signatures in offshore sediments 2020
- Tsunami-derived sediments identified in the destruction sequence of an 8th century warehouse in Caesarea Maritima, Israel 2020
- Evidence for the Presence of Oxygen-Depleted Sapropel Intermediate Water across the Eastern Mediterranean during Sapropel S1. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3:2287-2297. 2019
- Publicity waves based on manipulated geoscientific data suggesting climatic trigger for majority of tsunami findings in the Mediterranean – Response to 'Tsunamis in the geological record: Making waves with a cautionary tale from the Mediterranean' by Marriner et al. (2017). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 62:7-45. 2019
- Factors influencing flashflood deposit preservation in shallow marine sediments of a hyperarid environment. Marine Geology. 411:22-35. 2019
- OSL over-dispersion: A pilot study for the characterisation of extreme events in the shallow marine realm. Sedimentary Geology. 378:35-51. 2018
- Shallow geophysical exploration at the ancient maritime Maya site of Vista Alegre, Yucatan Mexico. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 19:52-63. 2018
- Coastal reconstruction of Vista Alegre, an ancient maritime Maya settlement. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 497:25-36. 2018
- Long‐term retreat rates of Israel's Mediterranean sea cliffs inferred from reconstruction of eroded archaeological sites. Geoarchaeology. 33:314-327. 2018
- Estuarine development and early Holocene transgression across an aeolianite substrate, Caesarea, central Israel. Continental Shelf Research. 158:33-44. 2018
- Late Quaternary sea-level changes and early human societies in the central and eastern Mediterranean Basin: An interdisciplinary review. Quaternary International. 449:29-57. 2017
- Tsunamis. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. 984-988. 2017
- The Proyecto Costa Escondida: Recent interdisciplinary research in search of freshwater along the North Coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 3:749-761. 2016
- Holocene-era submerged notches along the southern Levantine coastline: Punctuated sea level rise?. Quaternary International. 401:17-27. 2016
- Offshore Evidence for an Undocumented Tsunami Event in the ‘Low Risk’ Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat, Northern Red Sea. PLoS ONE. 11:e0145802-e0145802. 2016
- Desert flash floods form hyperpycnal flows in the coral-rich Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 417:87-98. 2015
- Cold seep biogenic carbonate crust in the Levantine basin is inhabited by burrowing Phascolosoma aff. turnerae, a sipunculan worm hosting a distinctive microbiota. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 90:17-26. 2014
- Distribution of the Lamellibrachia spp. (Siboglinidae, Annelida) and their trophosome endosymbiont phylotypes in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biology. 161:1229-1239. 2014
- Benthic foraminiferal response to the removal of aquaculture fish cages in the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat, Red Sea. Marine Micropaleontology. 107:8-17. 2014
- Hydrocarbon-related microbial processes in the deep sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 87:780-796. 2014
- Archaeological evidence for the tsunami of January 18, A.D. 749: a chapter in the history of Early Islamic Qâysariyah (Caesarea Maritima). Journal of Roman Archaeology (JRA). 27:357-373. 2014
- First Evidence for the Presence of Iron Oxidizing Zetaproteobacteria at the Levantine Continental Margins. PLoS ONE. 9:e91456-e91456. 2014
- Tsunamis and the port of Caesarea Maritima over the longue durée: a geoarchaeological perspective. Journal of Roman Archaeology (JRA). 23:265-284. 2010
- Tsunami waves generated by the Santorini eruption reached Eastern Mediterranean shores. Geology. 37:943-946. 2009
- Magnetic detection of ship ballast deposits and anchorage sites in King Herod's Roman harbour, Caesarea Maritima, Israel. Journal of Archaeological Science. 36:1516-1526. 2009
- Multi‐proxy geoarchaeological study redefines understanding of the paleocoastlines and ancient harbours of Liman Tepe (Iskele, Turkey). Terra Nova. 21:97-104. 2009
- Evidence for Holocene Marine Transgression and Shoreline Progradation Due to Barrier Development in Iskele, Bay of Izmir, Turkey. Journal of Coastal Research. 245:1269-1280. 2008
- The tsunami of 13 December A.D. 115 and the destruction of Herod the Great's harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel. Geology. 34:1061-1061. 2006
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other
- Deterioration of Israel’s Caesarea Maritima’s ancient harbor linked to repeated tsunami events identified in geophysical mapping of offshore stratigraphy - ScienceDirect. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 444-454. 2015
- Archaeological evidence for the tsunami of January 18, A.D. 749: a chapter in the history of Early Islamic Qâysariyah (Caesarea Maritima) \textbar Journal of Roman Archaeology \textbar Cambridge Core