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About Me
Nira Alperson-Afil specializes in Prehistoric archaeology. Her main interests are the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic periods, technology and typology of stone tools, early use of fire, and the evolution of human behavior. Her current project uses GIS software for spatial analyses of archaeological material at the Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov
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Education/Academic qualification
ארכיאולוגיה
Oct 2001 → Oct 2008
ארכיאולוגיה
Oct 1997 → Oct 2001
ארכיאולוגיה, Bachelor
Oct 1994 → Oct 1997
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Evidence for the cooking of fish 780,000 years ago at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel
Zohar, I., Alperson-Afil, N., Goren-Inbar, N., Prévost, M., Tütken, T., Sisma-Ventura, G., Hershkovitz, I. & Najorka, J., Dec 2022, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 6, 12, p. 2016-2028 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Expert Retrieval Structures and Prospective Memory in the Cognition of Acheulian Hominins
Alperson-Afil, N., Goren-Inbar, N., Herzlinger, G. & Wynn, T., 1 Jan 2020, In: Psychology. 11, 1, p. 173-189 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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קווים להתנהגותו של האדם בן התרבות האשלית בעמק החולה הקדמון
אלפרסון-אפיל, נ., 2020, In: קדמוניות: כתב-עת לעתיקות ארץ-ישראל וארצות המקרא. נ"ג, 159, p. 34-42 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking the Mold of Natufian Basalt Mortars: Experimental Production and Archeological Implications
Weiss, E., Alperson-Afil, N. & Ahituv, H., 2019, In: Journal of paleolithic archaeology. 2, 1, p. 98-114 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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By the fireplace: Acheulian spatial patterning of activities
Alperson Afil, N., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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The Formation of Archaeological Layers in Stone Age Wetland Sites: Understanding Complex Site Structures
Nira Alperson-Afil (Participant)
17 Oct 2019 → 18 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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Conference Invited Keynote
Nira Alperson-Afil (Keynote speaker)
1 May 2019 → 1 Jan 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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11th German-Israeli Frontiers of Humanities Symposium
Nira Alperson-Afil (Organizer)
15 Nov 2019 → 17 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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Conference Invited
Nira Alperson-Afil (Invited speaker)
18 Nov 2018 → 21 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Conference Invited
Nira Alperson-Afil (Invited speaker)
19 Mar 2017 → 23 Mar 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Thesis
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Differential use of space by Mousterian Hominids: Evidence for Spatial Patterning at Amud Cave, Israel
Author: Alperson-Afil, N., 2001Supervisor: Hovers, E. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Thesis