Dr. Alon Barash is a physical anthropologist who studies paleoanthropology, human anatomy, and skeletal biomechanics.

Dr. Barash is a Doctor and Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Barash holds a number of Academic and Administrative Positions including membership on Student acceptance, curriculum disciplinary and social accountability committees. He completed his MSc and PhD studies with Professor Yoel Rak at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, working on early fossil hominins and he is currently one of the few active human anatomists and physical anthropologists in Israel.

As a "classical" physical anthropologist, he is involved in several archeological and prehistorical excavations in Israel, working in the field and in the lab. These studies include the earliest skeletal remains ever found in Israel, in 'Ubeydiah, at the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee, the first skeletal remains found in a dolmen (early burial megalithic structure) within the Shamir Dolmen Field, and skeletal remains from Herodion, Abel-Beit-Ma'acha, and Tiberias.

As a paleoanthropologist, he explores the connection between osteological structure and function, such as the virtual reconstruction and biomechanical properties of spinal morphology in recent humans and Neanderthals. With extensive use of advanced 3D virtual reconstruction techniques, he could accurately reconstruct the shape of the Neanderthal vertebral column using mathematical tools and deep knowledge of human spinal anatomy.

He is also working on early human taxonomy and the correlation between closely related species, such as modern humans and Neanderthals. Altogether, Alon's work has deepened our understanding of the structure and function of the human body in health and disease.

Since October 7, 2023, Dr. Barash has been on the frontlines as the only anatomist and physical anthropologist serving in the IDF reserves. His work as a forensic anthropologist revealed the significant gap between the ability to identify missing people especially in such cases where DNA is impossible to extract.