Nira Alperson-Afil
Biographic Data
| ID | 99280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nira Alperson-Afil |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nira |
| FAMILY NAME | Alperson-Afil |
| SIGNATURE | ALPERSON-AFIL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8594-485X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 205 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Acheulian Cognition and Behavior at Gesher Benot YA‘Aqov
The long sequence of lake-shore occupations of the Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya‛aqov (MIS 18–20) includes extremely rich sequential archaeological horizons spanning ca. 50 Ka and dated to 0.79 Mya. During the last three decades the behavior of the Gesher Benot Ya‛aqov (GBY) Acheulian hominins was investigated through a plethora of multidisciplinary archaeological studies. These repeatedly revealed aspects associated with behavioral modernity…
Breaking the Mold of Natufian Basalt Mortars
This paper presents an experimental study on the production of basalt mortars, common at Levantine Natufian sites (15,000–11,500 cal. BP). An increase in the gathering and processing of plant foods is among the Natufian cultural innovations preceding the Neolithic agricultural revolution, as documented in “agricultural” tools such as sickle blades and ground stone tools (GST). Studies of Natufian GST have focused on their typology and function; p…
The Lithic Assemblages in Context
The Flint Component
The Site of Gesher Benot Yaʻaqov
History of Research
The Basalt Component
Methodology
The Limestone Component
Discussion and Conclusions
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume IV
Spatial Analysis of Fire
The use of fire by early hominins is considered a significant technological and cultural revolution. Recently, the study of fire use has been affected by a troublesome trend that views chemical and microscopic techniques as the only acceptable analyses of fire residues, thus ignoring basic archaeological observations and analyses. This paper discusses the diverse expressions of early fire, their variability, and their level of significance and su…
Scarce but Significant
Acheulian hafting
Employing Tl Methods for the Verification of Macroscopically Determined Heat Alteration of Flint Artefacts From Palaeolithic Contexts
The reconstruction of past human use of fire is often based on the presence of fire in archaeological sites as evidenced by alterations of lithic material. Here, a simple test based on thermoluminescence (TL) methods is used as a verification tool for the macroscopic identification of burning damage on flint microartefacts from the Early and early Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (Israel). The small dimensions of the microartefacts…
Cultural conservatism and variability in the Acheulian sequence of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov☆
Discussion and Conclusions
Results
Framework of Research
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov Volume II
Spatial Organization of Hominin Activities at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel
Home Is Where the Hearth Is One aspect of human intelligence is the ability to organize our living and working spaces. It was generally thought that this capability arose with modern humans in the past 100,000 years or so. However, Alperson-Afil et al. (p. 1677 ) found evidence of domestic organization 800,000 years ago at a Pleistocene hominin campsite in the Jordan Valley. Around patches of burnt debris, the remains of a wide range of plant and…
Continual fire-making by Hominins at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel
The Acheulean massive scrapers of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov-a product of the biface chaîne opératoire
Out of Africa and into Eurasia with controlled use of fire
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov Volume II
The Acheulean massive scrapers of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov-a product of the biface chaîne opératoire
Spatial Analysis of Fire
The use of fire by early hominins is considered a significant technological and cultural revolution. Recently, the study of fire use has been affected by a troublesome trend that views chemical and microscopic techniques as the only acceptable analyses of fire residues, thus ignoring basic archaeological observations and analyses. This paper discusses the diverse expressions of early fire, their variability, and their level of significance and su…
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume IV
Cultural conservatism and variability in the Acheulian sequence of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov☆
Acheulian hafting
Out of Africa and into Eurasia with controlled use of fire
Employing Tl Methods for the Verification of Macroscopically Determined Heat Alteration of Flint Artefacts From Palaeolithic Contexts
The reconstruction of past human use of fire is often based on the presence of fire in archaeological sites as evidenced by alterations of lithic material. Here, a simple test based on thermoluminescence (TL) methods is used as a verification tool for the macroscopic identification of burning damage on flint microartefacts from the Early and early Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (Israel). The small dimensions of the microartefacts…
Out of Africa and into Eurasia with controlled use of fire
Continual fire-making by Hominins at Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel
The Acheulean massive scrapers of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov-a product of the biface chaîne opératoire
Spatial Organization of Hominin Activities at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel
Home Is Where the Hearth Is One aspect of human intelligence is the ability to organize our living and working spaces. It was generally thought that this capability arose with modern humans in the past 100,000 years or so. However, Alperson-Afil et al. (p. 1677 ) found evidence of domestic organization 800,000 years ago at a Pleistocene hominin campsite in the Jordan Valley. Around patches of burnt debris, the remains of a wide range of plant and…
Discussion and Conclusions
Results
Framework of Research
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov Volume II
Employing Tl Methods for the Verification of Macroscopically Determined Heat Alteration of Flint Artefacts From Palaeolithic Contexts
The reconstruction of past human use of fire is often based on the presence of fire in archaeological sites as evidenced by alterations of lithic material. Here, a simple test based on thermoluminescence (TL) methods is used as a verification tool for the macroscopic identification of burning damage on flint microartefacts from the Early and early Middle Pleistocene site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov (Israel). The small dimensions of the microartefacts…
Cultural conservatism and variability in the Acheulian sequence of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov☆
Scarce but Significant
Acheulian hafting
Spatial Analysis of Fire
The use of fire by early hominins is considered a significant technological and cultural revolution. Recently, the study of fire use has been affected by a troublesome trend that views chemical and microscopic techniques as the only acceptable analyses of fire residues, thus ignoring basic archaeological observations and analyses. This paper discusses the diverse expressions of early fire, their variability, and their level of significance and su…
The Lithic Assemblages in Context
The Flint Component
The Site of Gesher Benot Yaʻaqov
History of Research
The Basalt Component
Methodology
The Limestone Component
Discussion and Conclusions
The Acheulian Site of Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov Volume IV
Breaking the Mold of Natufian Basalt Mortars
This paper presents an experimental study on the production of basalt mortars, common at Levantine Natufian sites (15,000–11,500 cal. BP). An increase in the gathering and processing of plant foods is among the Natufian cultural innovations preceding the Neolithic agricultural revolution, as documented in “agricultural” tools such as sickle blades and ground stone tools (GST). Studies of Natufian GST have focused on their typology and function; p…
Acheulian Cognition and Behavior at Gesher Benot YA‘Aqov
The long sequence of lake-shore occupations of the Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya‛aqov (MIS 18–20) includes extremely rich sequential archaeological horizons spanning ca. 50 Ka and dated to 0.79 Mya. During the last three decades the behavior of the Gesher Benot Ya‛aqov (GBY) Acheulian hominins was investigated through a plethora of multidisciplinary archaeological studies. These repeatedly revealed aspects associated with behavioral modernity…
Geography (21 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 works) · Archaeology (18 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 works) · Geology (12 works) · Biology (9 works) · Paleontology (8 works) · Sequence (biology) (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works)