Erich C Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 3072467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erich C Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erich C |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9499-6093 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 328 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Mass grave mapping and the protection of the dead
The need to respect and (physically) protect the dead is well established under international and national laws and extends to human remains found in mass graves. Once mass graves are discovered, and prior to any investigation, the dead in mass graves should be secured to an extent through the protection of the site itself. Should investigations follow (due to human rights abuses or breaches of international humanitarian or international criminal…
A new MIS 5 to MIS 2 speleothem record from Sandkraal Cave on the South African Cape south coast
We present new stable oxygen and carbon isotope composite records (δ 18 O, δ 13 C) of speleothems from Sandkraal Cave 1 (SK1) on the South African south coast for the time interval between 104 and 18 ka (with a hiatus between 48 and 41 ka). Statistical comparisons using kernel-based correlation analyses and semblance analyses based on continuous wavelet transforms inform the relationships of the new speleothem records to other proxies and their c…
Mochena Borago Rockshelter, Ethiopia
Mapping magnetism: Geophysical modelling of stratigraphic features by using in situ magnetic susceptibility measurements at Pinnacle Point 5‐6 North, South Africa
This study utilizes geostatistical modelling of magnetic susceptibility (MS) for geophysical prospection of archaeological stratigraphy at the Middle Stone Age rock shelter site of Pinnacle Point 5‐6 North. These models are overlaid onto high‐resolution photography of the stratigraphic sequence to study the lateral and vertical changes within the magnetic signature of the archaeological sequence and correlate these changes to micromorphological i…
Peering into the unseen: Novel methods in identifying shell taxa from archaeological micro-fragments
Coastal occupation and foraging during the last glacial maximum and early Holocene at Waterfall Bluff, eastern Pondoland, South Africa
Waterfall Bluff is a rock shelter in eastern Pondoland, South Africa, adjacent to a narrow continental shelf that limited coastline movements across glacial/interglacial cycles. The archaeological deposits are characterized by well-preserved stratigraphy, faunal, and botanical remains alongside abundant stone artifacts and other materials. A comprehensive dating protocol consisting of 5 optically stimulated luminescence ages and 51 accelerator ma…
Archaeoinformatics
Computational and digital technologies have fundamentally transformed archaeological practice. Archaeologists routinely use computers and the internet for digitally recording, archiving, displaying, and communicating archaeological knowledge and ideas. Many governmental and funding agencies even stipulate that primary data acquired through grant funding now must be made publicly accessible through digital data archives. Archaeoinformatics is the …
Late Pleistocene records of speleothem stable isotopic compositions from Pinnacle Point on the South African south coast
Highly resolved, well-dated paleoclimate records from the southern South African coast are needed to contextualize the evolution of the highly diverse extratropical plant communities of the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) and to assess the environmental impacts on early human hunter-gatherers. We present new speleothem stable oxygen and carbon isotope ratios (δ 18 O c and δ 13 C) from two caves at Pinnacle Point, South Africa, covering the t…
Ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography reveal a deep stratigraphic sequence at Mochena Borago Rockshelter, southwestern Ethiopia
The role of ostrich in shaping the landscape use patterns of humans and hyenas on the southern coast of South Africa during the late Pleistocene
How have prey species structured the way modern humans (Homo sapiens) and other social carnivores utilize the landscape? The availability, location, diversity, and abundance of food resources play a critical role in influencing hunter-gatherer and carnivore mobility (Kelly, 1983). Thus, the behavioral patterns of other living organisms are powerful forces in shaping human behavior. In this chapter, we will explore the role that ostrich play in sh…
Modern soil phytolith assemblages used as proxies for Paleoscape reconstruction on the south coast of South Africa
Return rates from intertidal foraging from Blombos Cave to Pinnacle Point: Understanding early human economies
A new research strategy for integrating studies of paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, and paleoanthropology
Paleoanthropologists (scientists studying human origins) universally recognize the evolutionary significance of ancient climates and environments for understanding human origins. Even those scientists working in recent phases of human evolution, when modern humans evolved, agree that hunter-gatherer adaptations are tied to the way that climate and environment shape the food and technological resource base. The result is a long tradition of paleoa…
Technical considerations and methodology for creating high-resolution, color-corrected, and georectified photomosaics of stratigraphic sections at archaeological sites
Interpreting human behavior from depositional rates and combustion features through the study of sedimentary microfacies at site Pinnacle Point 5-6, South Africa
Stone Age people in a changing South African Greater Cape Floristic Region
The human origins story (palaeoanthropology) is often set in the African Palaeotropics, yet the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) plays an internationally prominent role that surpasses its small size. Some of the earliest evidence for the complex behaviours associated with fully modern humans is found here, with prehistoric stone age hunter-gatherers adapting to a unique and changing environment from about 1 million years ago to near-present. …
An early and enduring advanced technology originating 71,000 years ago in South Africa
Early MIS 3 occupation of Mochena Borago Rockshelter, Southwest Ethiopian Highlands: Implications for Late Pleistocene archaeology, paleoenvironments and modern human dispersals
Middle and Late Pleistocene paleoscape modeling along the southern coast of South Africa
A high resolution and continuous isotopic speleothem record of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment from 90 to 53 ka from Pinnacle Point on the south coast of South Africa
The stratigraphy of the Middle Stone Age sediments at Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa)
Multidimensional GIS modeling of magnetic mineralogy as a proxy for fire use and spatial patterning: Evidence from the Middle Stone Age bearing sea cave of Pinnacle Point 13B (Western Cape, South Afri…
The stratigraphy of the Middle Stone Age sediments at Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa)
Interpreting human behavior from depositional rates and combustion features through the study of sedimentary microfacies at site Pinnacle Point 5-6, South Africa
Early MIS 3 occupation of Mochena Borago Rockshelter, Southwest Ethiopian Highlands: Implications for Late Pleistocene archaeology, paleoenvironments and modern human dispersals
Multidimensional GIS modeling of magnetic mineralogy as a proxy for fire use and spatial patterning: Evidence from the Middle Stone Age bearing sea cave of Pinnacle Point 13B (Western Cape, South Afri…
Modern soil phytolith assemblages used as proxies for Paleoscape reconstruction on the south coast of South Africa
Return rates from intertidal foraging from Blombos Cave to Pinnacle Point: Understanding early human economies
Technical considerations and methodology for creating high-resolution, color-corrected, and georectified photomosaics of stratigraphic sections at archaeological sites
Mapping magnetism: Geophysical modelling of stratigraphic features by using in situ magnetic susceptibility measurements at Pinnacle Point 5‐6 North, South Africa
This study utilizes geostatistical modelling of magnetic susceptibility (MS) for geophysical prospection of archaeological stratigraphy at the Middle Stone Age rock shelter site of Pinnacle Point 5‐6 North. These models are overlaid onto high‐resolution photography of the stratigraphic sequence to study the lateral and vertical changes within the magnetic signature of the archaeological sequence and correlate these changes to micromorphological i…
Peering into the unseen: Novel methods in identifying shell taxa from archaeological micro-fragments
Ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography reveal a deep stratigraphic sequence at Mochena Borago Rockshelter, southwestern Ethiopia
Middle and Late Pleistocene paleoscape modeling along the southern coast of South Africa
A high resolution and continuous isotopic speleothem record of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment from 90 to 53 ka from Pinnacle Point on the south coast of South Africa
The stratigraphy of the Middle Stone Age sediments at Pinnacle Point Cave 13B (Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa)
Multidimensional GIS modeling of magnetic mineralogy as a proxy for fire use and spatial patterning: Evidence from the Middle Stone Age bearing sea cave of Pinnacle Point 13B (Western Cape, South Afri…
An early and enduring advanced technology originating 71,000 years ago in South Africa
Early MIS 3 occupation of Mochena Borago Rockshelter, Southwest Ethiopian Highlands: Implications for Late Pleistocene archaeology, paleoenvironments and modern human dispersals
Stone Age people in a changing South African Greater Cape Floristic Region
The human origins story (palaeoanthropology) is often set in the African Palaeotropics, yet the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) plays an internationally prominent role that surpasses its small size. Some of the earliest evidence for the complex behaviours associated with fully modern humans is found here, with prehistoric stone age hunter-gatherers adapting to a unique and changing environment from about 1 million years ago to near-present. …
A new research strategy for integrating studies of paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, and paleoanthropology
Paleoanthropologists (scientists studying human origins) universally recognize the evolutionary significance of ancient climates and environments for understanding human origins. Even those scientists working in recent phases of human evolution, when modern humans evolved, agree that hunter-gatherer adaptations are tied to the way that climate and environment shape the food and technological resource base. The result is a long tradition of paleoa…
Technical considerations and methodology for creating high-resolution, color-corrected, and georectified photomosaics of stratigraphic sections at archaeological sites
Interpreting human behavior from depositional rates and combustion features through the study of sedimentary microfacies at site Pinnacle Point 5-6, South Africa
Modern soil phytolith assemblages used as proxies for Paleoscape reconstruction on the south coast of South Africa
Return rates from intertidal foraging from Blombos Cave to Pinnacle Point: Understanding early human economies
The role of ostrich in shaping the landscape use patterns of humans and hyenas on the southern coast of South Africa during the late Pleistocene
How have prey species structured the way modern humans (Homo sapiens) and other social carnivores utilize the landscape? The availability, location, diversity, and abundance of food resources play a critical role in influencing hunter-gatherer and carnivore mobility (Kelly, 1983). Thus, the behavioral patterns of other living organisms are powerful forces in shaping human behavior. In this chapter, we will explore the role that ostrich play in sh…
Late Pleistocene records of speleothem stable isotopic compositions from Pinnacle Point on the South African south coast
Highly resolved, well-dated paleoclimate records from the southern South African coast are needed to contextualize the evolution of the highly diverse extratropical plant communities of the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) and to assess the environmental impacts on early human hunter-gatherers. We present new speleothem stable oxygen and carbon isotope ratios (δ 18 O c and δ 13 C) from two caves at Pinnacle Point, South Africa, covering the t…
Ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography reveal a deep stratigraphic sequence at Mochena Borago Rockshelter, southwestern Ethiopia
Coastal occupation and foraging during the last glacial maximum and early Holocene at Waterfall Bluff, eastern Pondoland, South Africa
Waterfall Bluff is a rock shelter in eastern Pondoland, South Africa, adjacent to a narrow continental shelf that limited coastline movements across glacial/interglacial cycles. The archaeological deposits are characterized by well-preserved stratigraphy, faunal, and botanical remains alongside abundant stone artifacts and other materials. A comprehensive dating protocol consisting of 5 optically stimulated luminescence ages and 51 accelerator ma…
Archaeoinformatics
Computational and digital technologies have fundamentally transformed archaeological practice. Archaeologists routinely use computers and the internet for digitally recording, archiving, displaying, and communicating archaeological knowledge and ideas. Many governmental and funding agencies even stipulate that primary data acquired through grant funding now must be made publicly accessible through digital data archives. Archaeoinformatics is the …
Mapping magnetism: Geophysical modelling of stratigraphic features by using in situ magnetic susceptibility measurements at Pinnacle Point 5‐6 North, South Africa
This study utilizes geostatistical modelling of magnetic susceptibility (MS) for geophysical prospection of archaeological stratigraphy at the Middle Stone Age rock shelter site of Pinnacle Point 5‐6 North. These models are overlaid onto high‐resolution photography of the stratigraphic sequence to study the lateral and vertical changes within the magnetic signature of the archaeological sequence and correlate these changes to micromorphological i…
Peering into the unseen: Novel methods in identifying shell taxa from archaeological micro-fragments
Mochena Borago Rockshelter, Ethiopia
A new MIS 5 to MIS 2 speleothem record from Sandkraal Cave on the South African Cape south coast
We present new stable oxygen and carbon isotope composite records (δ 18 O, δ 13 C) of speleothems from Sandkraal Cave 1 (SK1) on the South African south coast for the time interval between 104 and 18 ka (with a hiatus between 48 and 41 ka). Statistical comparisons using kernel-based correlation analyses and semblance analyses based on continuous wavelet transforms inform the relationships of the new speleothem records to other proxies and their c…
Mass grave mapping and the protection of the dead
The need to respect and (physically) protect the dead is well established under international and national laws and extends to human remains found in mass graves. Once mass graves are discovered, and prior to any investigation, the dead in mass graves should be secured to an extent through the protection of the site itself. Should investigations follow (due to human rights abuses or breaches of international humanitarian or international criminal…
Geography (20 works) · Archaeology (17 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 works) · Geology (10 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 works) · Geology (9 works) · Pleistocene (9 works) · Cave (8 works) · Oceanography (8 works)