CV

Curriculum Vitae

Academic qualifications


2005	Ph.D. \| University of Tübingen \| Germany \| Quaternary Ecology Dissertation Comparative Studies in Landscape Archaeology
1994	Dames & Moore \| California, USA \| Certified Professional Geologist
1985	University of Washington \| Seattle, USA \| Oceanography
1983	B.A. \| University of Rochester \| New York, USA \| Geology cum laude

Project Experience


2012-present	Project Co-Director (with Ron Shimelmitz), Sefunim Cave Excavation Project, Mount Carmel, Israel (Leakey Foundation, Irene Levi Sala Care Archaeological Foundation, ROCEEH)
2008-present	Project Co-Director (with Boris Gasparyan), Tübingen-Armenian Paleolithic Project, Vorotan Basin, Armenia (ROCEEH)
2001	Lithic Analyst, Giza Plateau Mapping Project, Cairo, Egypt
1999- 2010	Field Coordinator, Tübingen-Damaskus Ausgrabungs- (Excavation) und Survey Project (TDASP), Damascus Province, Syria
1998-2008	Field Coordinator, Geelbek Anyskop Ausgrabungs- (Excavation) und Survey Project (GAASP), Western Cape, South Africa (DFG, Co 226-5/1-6)
1996-2001	Field Technician, Climatically Coupled Processes of Mesozoic & Cenozoic Geo-Ecosystems: Survey and Prospection in Southern Germany (DFG–SFB 275-C7)
1995	Conference Coordinator, Culture Area Karakorum (DFG), Islamabad, Pakistan
1986-1995	Project Geologist, Dames & Moore, Los Angeles, USA

Excavations

2013-present	Sefunim Cave, Mount Carmel (MP-UP), Israel
2009-present	Aghitu-3 Cave (UP), Syunik Province, Armenia
2013	Jebal Faya (MP-UP), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2011	Hoedjiespunt-1 (MSA), Western Cape, South Africa
2008-2010	Wadi Mushkuna (MP-UP), Damascus Province, Syria
2004-2006	Kaus Kozah Cave (MP-Natufian), Damascus Province, Syria
2001-2002	Hohle Fels (UP), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2001-2002	Geißenklösterle (UP), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2001-2002	Anyskop (ESA-MSA-LSA), Western Cape, South Africa
1999-2004	Baaz Rockshelter (UP-Natufian), Damascus Province, Syria
1998-2002	Geelbek Dunes (MSA-LSA), Western Cape, South Africa
1997-1998	Hohlenstein (UP), Baden-Württemberg, Germany