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Research interests
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
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2001 → Oct 2008
Award Date: 1 Oct 2008
Master, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 1997 → Oct 2001
Award Date: 1 Oct 2001
Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 1994 → Oct 1997
Award Date: 1 Oct 1997
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Starch-rich plant foods 780,000 y ago: Evidence from Acheulian percussive stone tools
Ahituv, H., Henry, A. G., Melamed, Y., Goren-Inbar, N., Bakels, C., Shumilovskikh, L., Cabanes, D., Stone, J. R., Rowe, W. F. & Alperson-Afil, N., 21 Jan 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 3, e2418661121.Bar-Ilan University, University of Haifa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Evidence for the cooking of fish 780,000 years ago at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel (Nature Ecology & Evolution, (2022), 6, 12, (2016-2028), 10.1038/s41559-022-01910-z)
Zohar, I., Alperson-Afil, N., Goren-Inbar, N., Prévost, M., Tütken, T., Sisma-Ventura, G., Hershkovitz, I. & Najorka, J., Jan 2024, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 8, 1, p. 175 1 p.The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv University
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Acheulian cognition and behavior at gesher benot ya'aqov
Alperson-Afil, N., 19 May 2022, Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology. Oxford University Press, p. 799-821 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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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.Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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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