Publications

The role of the southern Caucasus on early human evolution and expansion—refuge, hub or source area?

Keywords: Southern Caucasus Armenia Georgia human evolution refugium
Title of journal: Antiquity
Year: 2014 Volume: 339

Author: Angela Anneliese Bruch, Andrew Kandel, David Lordkipanidze,

The Upper Paleolithic Settlement of the Armenian Highlands

Keywords: Paleolithic Settlement Southern Caucasus Armenian Highlands

Year: 2014

Author: Andrew Kandel, Boris Gasparyan, S. Nahepetyan, A. Taller, Lior Weissbrod,

The earliest evidence for Upper Paleolithic occupation in the Armenian Highlands at Aghitu-3 Cave

Keywords: Armenia Upper Paleolithic Paleoclimate Lithic technology Obsidian sourcing Bone tools
Title of journal: Journal of Human Evolution
Year: 2017 Volume: 110 Pages: 37-68

Author: Andrew Kandel, Boris Gasparyan, Ethel Allué, Gerlinde Bigga, Angela Anneliese Bruch, Other autors

Ten Seconds in the Field: Rapid Armenian Obsidian Sourcing with Portable XRF to Inform Excavations and Surveys

Keywords: Obsidian pXRF Field methods Armenia South Caucasus Palaeolithic archaeology
Title of journal: Journal of Archaeological Science
Year: 2014 Volume: 41 Pages: 333-348

Author: Ellery Frahm, Beverly A. Schmidt-Magee, Boris Gasparyan, Benik Yeritsyan, Sergei Karapetian, Other autors

Sourcing Geochemically Identical Obsidian: Multiscalar Magnetic Variations in the Gutansar Volcanic Complex and Implications for Palaeolithic Research in Armenia

Keywords: Obsidian sourcing Rock magnetism Lithic analysis Armenia South Caucasus
Title of journal: Journal of Archaeological Science
Year: 2014 Volume: 47 Pages: 164-178

Author: Ellery Frahm, Joshua Feinberg, Beverly A. Schmidt-Magee, Keith Wilkinson, Keith Wilkinson, Other autors

Characterizing obsidian sources with portable XRF: accuracy, reproducibility, and field relationships in a case study from Armenia

Keywords: pXRF Obsidian sourcing Source characterization Accuracy Reproducibility Field methods Pokr Arteni
Title of journal: Journal of Archaeological Science
Year: 2014 Volume: 49 Pages: 105-125

Author: Ellery Frahm,

Middle Palaeolithic toolstone procurement behaviors at Lusakert Cave 1, Hrazdan valley, Armenia

Keywords: Palaeolithic archaeology Lithic raw material procurement Provisioning strategies Southern Caucasus Obsidian sourcing Rock magnetic characterization
Title of journal: Journal of Human Evolution
Year: 2016 Volume: 91 Pages: 73-92

Author: Ellery Frahm, Joshua Feinberg, Beverly A. Schmidt-Magee, Keith Wilkinson, Boris Gasparyan, Other autors

Lithic raw material units based on magnetic properties: A blind test with Armenian obsidian and application to the Middle Palaeolithic site of Lusakert Cave 1

Keywords: Lithic analysis Middle Palaeolithic Minimum analytical nodules Obsidian characterization Raw material units Rock magnetism Southern Caucasus
Title of journal: Journal of Archaeological Science
Year: 2016 Volume: 74 Pages: 102-123

Author: Ellery Frahm, Joshua Feinberg, Gilliane F. Monnier, Gilbert Tostevin, Boris Gasparyan, Other autors

Upper Palaeolithic Settlement and Mobility in the Armenian Highlands: Agent-Based Modeling, Obsidian Sourcing, and Lithic Analysis at Aghitu-3 Cave

Keywords: Computer simulation NetLogo Hunter-gatherers Agent-based modeling (ABM) Whole assemblage behavioral indicators (WABI)
Title of journal: Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
Year: 2019 Volume: 2 Pages: 418–465

Author: Ellery Frahm, Boris Gasparyan, Andrew Kandel,

Caucasus Connections? New Data and Interpretations for Armenian Obsidian in Northern Mesopotamia

Keywords: Armenia Syria Turkey Caucasus Northern Mesopotamia Late Neolithic Obsidian sourcing Inter-regional contact Portable XRF (pXRF) Electron microprobe analysis (EMPA)
Title of journal: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Year: 2016 Volume: 9 Pages: 543-564

Author: Ellery Frahm, Stuart Campbell, Elizabeth Healey,