Scienceמינה עברון

Mina Evron

Mina Weinstein-Evron is an Israeli archaeologist and professor at the University of Haifa who studies prehistory and palynology.

born 1949Natufian culture researchExcavations at el-Wad CavePalynology in the Levant

Occupation: archaeologist, researcher
Education: Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University

Mina Evron was born in 1949

Mina Weinstein-Evron was born in 1949. She first studied social work at Bar-Ilan University and also took a B.A. in archaeology and prehistory at Tel Aviv University.

She earned an M.A. in palynology and prehistory at Tel Aviv University in 1976. In 1984 she received her Ph.D. there for pollen research on a core from the Hula Valley.

She joined the University of Haifa and has run its palynology laboratory at the Zinman Institute of Archaeology since 1978. She became a full professor in 2007 and headed the Zinman Institute and the university's honors program. Her research covers the spread of modern humans out of Africa and the shift from hunting and gathering to farming in the Natufian culture.

She has led excavations at el-Wad Cave and its terrace in Nahal Me'arot on Mount Carmel, and at Jamal Cave. She helped promote Nahal Me'arot as a World Heritage Site, declared in 2012.

She retired in 2017. Her former students edited a collection of papers in her honor.

Milestones in Mina Evron's life

1949
Born.
1976
Earned an M.A. in palynology and prehistory at Tel Aviv University.
1978
Began running the palynology laboratory at the University of Haifa.
1984
Received her Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University.
1994
Began excavating the Natufian site on the el-Wad terrace.
2007
Became a full professor at the University of Haifa.
2009
Completed a study on the history of prehistoric archaeology on Mount Carmel.
2017
Retired.