Dead Sea Basin Drilling Project completed
The Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan
The Deep Lake Drilling System (DLDS) on 17 Nov 2010 was mobilized to the first drilling site; drilling began on 19 Nov 2010.
A borehole in the deep basin of the Dead Sea will recover a continuous sequence of the Pleistocene-Holocene sedimentary record. The core will provide a high-resolution record of the paleoenvironmental climatic, seismic and geomagnetic history (in scales ranging from sub-stage, through millennial, to sub decadal) of the East Mediterranean region. Additionally this sequence will serve as a basic scale for basin development studies of this extraordinary sedimentary environment (e.g. salt formation) and the understanding of the geotectonic environment along the Dead Sea Transform fault.
Blog Post: Nature News Blog
Article: The Haaretz Israili News Source
Article: The Jerusalem Post
Article: The New York Times
Video: Drilling the Dead Sea for History - Al Jazeera English 
Location: 31.4° N, 35.4° E
Positions Open
DOSECC seeks a President and a Director of Scientific Drilling.
