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Laurent Davin is a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2023-2026) under Prof. Leore Grosman, holding an Excellence Fellowship for International Postdoctoral Researchers from the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His work focuses on prehistoric archaeology, particularly the socio-cultural and technological analysis of body adornments in the Southern Levant during the Epipaleolithic to Neolithic transition.
- Current affiliation: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Key research areas: Epipaleolithic, Natufian culture, material culture, social variability, techno-symbolic traditions
His research integrates taphonomy, archaeozoology, and traceology to reconstruct behavioral patterns in ornament acquisition, production, and use. Recent publications in Scientific Reports and PLoS ONE explore bone aerophones and plant-based pigments, highlighting innovative interdisciplinary approaches to prehistoric symbolic expression.
- 2025: Fyssen Foundation Young Researcher Prize
- 2024: Fondation des Treilles Young Researcher Prize
Davin's fieldwork includes excavations at Eynan-Mallaha (Israel) in 2022-2023 and ongoing work at Nahal Ein Gev II (2021-2024), reflecting his deep engagement with Natufian and Neolithic contexts in the Levant.
