Utsav A Schurmans
Biographic Data
| ID | 72973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Utsav A Schurmans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Utsav A |
| FAMILY NAME | Schurmans |
| SIGNATURE | SCHURMANS U A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 198 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Desert Pavement Disturbance and Artifact Taphonomy: A Case Study from the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt
Accretionary desert pavements on the eastern Libyan Plateau of central Egypt support a rich Middle and Upper Paleolithic artifact assemblage exhibiting intensive blank production and minimal tool production. These assemblages appear to be in primary context with numerous examples of lithic refits showing on‐site lithic production. However, the smallest (length ≤2.5 cm) archaeological fragments are recovered at a much lower rate on this desert pav…
The Epipaleolithic (Iberomaurusian) from Grotte des Contrebandiers, Morocco
PhD ABSTRACTS
Nubian Complex strategies in the Egyptian high desert
Prospections sur les plateaux désertiques du désert libyque égyptien (Abydos, Moyenne Égypte). Quelques exemples de technologies lithiques
Middle Palaeolithic Lithic Technology from the Western High Desert of Egypt
Recent work in the high desert west of Abydos in Egypt has focused on the Middle Palaeolithic technologies known as Nubian 1 and 2 types and classic Levallois, which are abundant and are found in virtually all stages of production. Although these were originally defined and treated as three discrete technologies, refitting and quantitative analyses show that they are variants of one technology. While this has direct implications for interpreting …
High Desert Paleolithic Survey at Abydos, Egypt
In the winters of 2000 and 2002–2003 we surveyed a portion of the high desert immediately adjacent to the Nile Valley at Abydos, Egypt. The initial field season assessed the area's potential to contribute to the existing database of Paleolithic landscapes. Limited work done prior to our initial survey indicated that such Paleolithic sites in this region, while present, were relatively infrequent. Contrary to this expectation, we found the desert …
Aggregate Analysis in Chipped Stone . Christopher T. Hall , Mary Lou Larson
The Measurement and Interpretation of Cortex in Lithic Assemblages
Cortex is often used as an indicator of core reduction and transport, but current measures to evaluate the observed amount of cortex in a lithic assemblage with what might be expected under particular conditions are still ambiguous. The purpose of the present study is to develop and evaluate an alternative method based on solid geometry. This method is evaluated with an experimentally produced assemblage, and implications of its application to ar…
The Paleolithic in Jordan
The Measurement and Interpretation of Cortex in Lithic Assemblages
Cortex is often used as an indicator of core reduction and transport, but current measures to evaluate the observed amount of cortex in a lithic assemblage with what might be expected under particular conditions are still ambiguous. The purpose of the present study is to develop and evaluate an alternative method based on solid geometry. This method is evaluated with an experimentally produced assemblage, and implications of its application to ar…
Middle Palaeolithic Lithic Technology from the Western High Desert of Egypt
Recent work in the high desert west of Abydos in Egypt has focused on the Middle Palaeolithic technologies known as Nubian 1 and 2 types and classic Levallois, which are abundant and are found in virtually all stages of production. Although these were originally defined and treated as three discrete technologies, refitting and quantitative analyses show that they are variants of one technology. While this has direct implications for interpreting …
High Desert Paleolithic Survey at Abydos, Egypt
In the winters of 2000 and 2002–2003 we surveyed a portion of the high desert immediately adjacent to the Nile Valley at Abydos, Egypt. The initial field season assessed the area's potential to contribute to the existing database of Paleolithic landscapes. Limited work done prior to our initial survey indicated that such Paleolithic sites in this region, while present, were relatively infrequent. Contrary to this expectation, we found the desert …
The Epipaleolithic (Iberomaurusian) from Grotte des Contrebandiers, Morocco
Desert Pavement Disturbance and Artifact Taphonomy: A Case Study from the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt
Accretionary desert pavements on the eastern Libyan Plateau of central Egypt support a rich Middle and Upper Paleolithic artifact assemblage exhibiting intensive blank production and minimal tool production. These assemblages appear to be in primary context with numerous examples of lithic refits showing on‐site lithic production. However, the smallest (length ≤2.5 cm) archaeological fragments are recovered at a much lower rate on this desert pav…
Nubian Complex strategies in the Egyptian high desert
The Paleolithic in Jordan
High Desert Paleolithic Survey at Abydos, Egypt
In the winters of 2000 and 2002–2003 we surveyed a portion of the high desert immediately adjacent to the Nile Valley at Abydos, Egypt. The initial field season assessed the area's potential to contribute to the existing database of Paleolithic landscapes. Limited work done prior to our initial survey indicated that such Paleolithic sites in this region, while present, were relatively infrequent. Contrary to this expectation, we found the desert …
Aggregate Analysis in Chipped Stone . Christopher T. Hall , Mary Lou Larson
The Measurement and Interpretation of Cortex in Lithic Assemblages
Cortex is often used as an indicator of core reduction and transport, but current measures to evaluate the observed amount of cortex in a lithic assemblage with what might be expected under particular conditions are still ambiguous. The purpose of the present study is to develop and evaluate an alternative method based on solid geometry. This method is evaluated with an experimentally produced assemblage, and implications of its application to ar…
Prospections sur les plateaux désertiques du désert libyque égyptien (Abydos, Moyenne Égypte). Quelques exemples de technologies lithiques
Middle Palaeolithic Lithic Technology from the Western High Desert of Egypt
Recent work in the high desert west of Abydos in Egypt has focused on the Middle Palaeolithic technologies known as Nubian 1 and 2 types and classic Levallois, which are abundant and are found in virtually all stages of production. Although these were originally defined and treated as three discrete technologies, refitting and quantitative analyses show that they are variants of one technology. While this has direct implications for interpreting …
PhD ABSTRACTS
Nubian Complex strategies in the Egyptian high desert
The Epipaleolithic (Iberomaurusian) from Grotte des Contrebandiers, Morocco
Desert Pavement Disturbance and Artifact Taphonomy: A Case Study from the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt
Accretionary desert pavements on the eastern Libyan Plateau of central Egypt support a rich Middle and Upper Paleolithic artifact assemblage exhibiting intensive blank production and minimal tool production. These assemblages appear to be in primary context with numerous examples of lithic refits showing on‐site lithic production. However, the smallest (length ≤2.5 cm) archaeological fragments are recovered at a much lower rate on this desert pav…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Desert (philosophy (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works)