Andreas Nymark
Harvard University, Anthropology, Post-Doc
- Carlsberg Foundation Visiting Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University I specialise in Middle Palaeolithic stone tool technology within the Zagros Mountains of Ira... moreCarlsberg Foundation Visiting Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
I specialise in Middle Palaeolithic stone tool technology within the Zagros Mountains of Iraq and Iran. My current research focuses on the history of excavation of the site of Ksar Akil, Lebanonedit
Whilst there has been significant interest in the origins and spread of the Aurignacian industry, usually linked with the physical dispersal of anatomically modern humans into Europe, comparatively little attention has been paid to... more
Whilst there has been significant interest in the origins and spread
of the Aurignacian industry, usually linked with the physical
dispersal of anatomically modern humans into Europe, comparatively little attention has been paid to possible origins or
movements further east. Recent work at Shanidar Cave, a site
better known for the Neanderthal evidence discovered by Ralph
Solecki in his 1951–1960 excavations, has recovered new
information on the ‘‘Baradostian’’ Upper Palaeolithic in Iraq. This
paper reviews the regional evidence for the Baradostian as an
example of the Zagros Aurignacian and discusses its place in
debates about Neanderthal/Modern Human relations.
of the Aurignacian industry, usually linked with the physical
dispersal of anatomically modern humans into Europe, comparatively little attention has been paid to possible origins or
movements further east. Recent work at Shanidar Cave, a site
better known for the Neanderthal evidence discovered by Ralph
Solecki in his 1951–1960 excavations, has recovered new
information on the ‘‘Baradostian’’ Upper Palaeolithic in Iraq. This
paper reviews the regional evidence for the Baradostian as an
example of the Zagros Aurignacian and discusses its place in
debates about Neanderthal/Modern Human relations.
Uncovering and interpreting ornamentation on an elk antler axe from Samsø (Denmark) dated to the early Mesolithic. Using an innovative photographic technique (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) “hidden” bits of ornamentation and cut... more
Uncovering and interpreting ornamentation on an elk antler axe from Samsø (Denmark) dated to the early Mesolithic. Using an innovative photographic technique (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) “hidden” bits of ornamentation and cut marks otherwise invisible to the naked eye is revealed to propose a more precise artefact biography.