Lin, Sam C.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Major fallacies surrounding stone artifacts and assemblages Published in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
2016	A core reduction experiment finds no effect of original stone size and reduction intensity on flake debris size distribution Published in American Antiquity
2013	On the utility and economization of un retouched flakes: the effects of exterior platform angle and platform depth Published in American Antiquity
2015	Establishing statistical confidence in Cortex Ratios within and among lithic assemblages: a case study of the Middle Paleolithic of southwestern France Published in Journal of Archaeological Science

Research Overview

My research focuses on examining the changing technological capacities of our human ancestors through flaked stone artefacts. To understand the interaction between past human behaviour and the shifting environmental conditions, I employ experimentation and modelling to understand the range of decisions involved in the production, selection and transport of Palaeolithic stone artefacts by past mobile groups. I am also interested in exploring the effects of socio-cultural processes, such as mobility, territoriality and cultural transmission, on stone artefact variability. I undertake field research in north China and eastern Indonesia.

Geographic Focus

East Asia Continent
Southeast Asia Geographic Region
Western Europe Transnational Region

Available as Research Supervisor

Member Of

Centre for Archaeological Science Research Fellow 2016 -
ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage Research Fellow 2017 - 2020
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Postdoc fellow 2014 - 2015

Has Collaborator

Braun, David Faculty Academic
Dibble, Harold Faculty Academic
Douglass, Matthew Faculty Academic
Mackay, Alex C. Dr.
McPherron, Shannon Faculty Academic
Peng, Fei Faculty Academic

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Detecting patterns of local raw material utilization among informal lithic assemblages at the late Paleolithic site of Shuidonggou Locality 2 (China) Published In Archaeological Research in Asia Volume 17 Pages 137 - 148 Altmetric
2018	Core Use-Life Distributions in Lithic Assemblages as a Means for Reconstructing Behavioral Patterns Published In Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 25 Pages 254 - 288 ISSN 1072-5369 Altmetric
2018	Experimental Design and Experimental Inference in Stone Artifact Archaeology Published In Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 25 Pages 663 - 688 ISSN 1072-5369 Altmetric
2018	Flake selection and scraper retouch probability: an alternative model for explaining Middle Paleolithic assemblage retouch variability Published In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Volume 10 Pages 1791 - 1806 ISSN 1866-9557 Altmetric
2018	The onset of Late Paleolithic in North China: An integrative review of the Shuidonggou site complex, China Published In L'Anthropologie Volume 122 Pages 74 - 86 ISSN 0003-5521 Altmetric
2018	Two million years of flaking stone and the evolutionary efficiency of stone tool technology Published In Nature Ecology & Evolution Volume 2 Pages 628 - 633 Altmetric
2018	Variance in the response of silcrete to rapid heating complicates assumptions about past heat treatment methods Published In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Volume Online First Pages 1 - 12 ISSN 1866-9557 Altmetric
2017	A geometric morphometric relationship predicts stone flake shape and size variability Published In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Volume Online First Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 1866-9557 Altmetric
2017	Major fallacies surrounding stone artifacts and assemblages Published In Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 24 Pages 813 - 851 ISSN 1072-5369 Altmetric
2017	The Application of SfM Photogrammetry Software for Extracting Artifact Provenience from Palaeolithic Excavation Surfaces Published In Journal of Field Archaeology Volume 42 Pages 326 - 336 ISSN 0093-4690 Altmetric
2017	The effects of platform beveling on flake variation Published In Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Volume 16 Pages 213 - 223 Altmetric
2016	A core reduction experiment finds no effect of original stone size and reduction intensity on flake debris size distribution Published In American Antiquity Volume 81 Pages 562 - 575 ISSN 0002-7316
2016	Interpreting MIS3 artefact transport patterns in Southern Africa using cortex ratios: An example from the Putslaagte valley, Western Cape Published In South African Archaeological Bulletin Volume 71 Pages 173 - 180 ISSN 0038-1969
2015	Establishing statistical confidence in Cortex Ratios within and among lithic assemblages: a case study of the Middle Paleolithic of southwestern France Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 59 Pages 89 - 109 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2015	The application of 3D photogrammetry for in-field documentation of archaeological features Published In Advances in Archaeological Practice Volume 3 Pages 136 - 152 Altmetric
2014	An experimental assessment of the influences on edge damage to lithic artifacts: a consideration of edge angle, substrate grain size, raw material properties, and exposed face Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 49 Pages 70 - 82 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2014	Flake variation in relation to the application of force Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 46 Pages 37 - 49 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2013	On the industrial attributions of the Aterian and Mousterian of the Maghreb Published In Journal of Human Evolution Volume 64 Pages 194 - 210 ISSN 0047-2484 Altmetric
2013	On the utility and economization of un retouched flakes: the effects of exterior platform angle and platform depth Published In American Antiquity Volume 78 Pages 724 - 745 ISSN 0002-7316 Altmetric
2012	Book review: Lithics in the Land of the Lightning Brothers: The Archaeology of Wardaman Country, Northern Territory, Chris Clarkson, Canberra: Australian National University E Press, 2007, 238 pp. (paperback), $49.50. ISBN-13: 9781921313288 Published In PaleoAnthropology Volume 2012 Pages 67 - 69 Altmetric
2012	New excavations at the site of Contrebandiers Cave, Morocco Published In PaleoAnthropology Volume 2012 Pages 145 - 201 Altmetric
2011	Characterization of New Zealand obsidian using PXRF Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 38 Pages 45 - 56 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2011	The relative effects of core surface morphology on flake shape and other attributes Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 38 Pages 1346 - 1359 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2010	Moving sources: a preliminary study of volcanic glass artifact distributions in northeast China using PXRF Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 37 Pages 1670 - 1677 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2010	The application of 3D laser scanning technology to the assessment of ordinal and mechanical cortex quantification in lithic analysis Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 37 Pages 694 - 702 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	The role of controlled experiments in understanding variation in flake production Published In Archaeological Variability and Interpretation in Global Perspective Publisher Boulder, United States: University Press of Colorado Pages 307 - 320 ISBN 9781607324935

Translator Of

China National Knowledge Infrastructure Article

Other Research Activities

Understanding past technology through controlled experiments on the formation of stone artefacts Primary investigator 2016 -
Simulating the effect of knapper decision-making on stone artefact assemblage variability Co-investogator 2014 -
Dating Shuidonggou Locality 2 and the Initial Upper Palaeolithic in North China Co-investigator 2017

Available as Research Supervisor

Teaching Activities

ARCH101 Archaeology of Australiasia Coordinator 2017

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Chronology, Palaeolithic and Environmental Studies of the Xiqiaoshan Site, South China	Hu, Yue
Doctor of Philosophy	Understanding the Early Middle Stone Age of the Southern African Interior	O'Driscoll, Corey

Reviewer Of

American Antiquity (Academic Article)
Antiquity (Academic Article)
Journal of African Archaeology (Academic Article)
Journal of Archaeological Science (Academic Article)
Journal of Human Evolution (Academic Article)
Lithic Technology (Academic Article)
Quaternary International (Academic Article)

Education And Training

B.A. in Anthropology, University of Auckland, Department of Anthropology 2005 - 2007
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution 2014 - 2015
Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anthropology 2009 - 2014

Awards And Honors

Fellow, conferred by Louis J. Kolb Society, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, 2014
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Student, conferred by University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Science, 2013
Dean's Scholar, conferred by University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Science, 2013

Advisee Of

Graduate Advising Relationship
- Dibble, Harold , Doctor of Philosophy candidacy, 2009 - 2014
- Holdaway, Simon, B.A. candidacy, 2005 - 2009
Postdoc Or Fellow Advising Relationship
- McPherron, Shannon, 2014 -

Keywords

Paleolithic archaeology; Late Pleistocene hominin evolution; Human-environment interaction; Stone artefacts; Archaeological method and theory; Experimentation; Modelling; Statistical applications

Full Name

Sam Chieh-Heng Lin

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6834-2646 (confirmed)

Scopus Id

55579447400

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Major fallacies surrounding stone artifacts and assemblages Published in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
2016	A core reduction experiment finds no effect of original stone size and reduction intensity on flake debris size distribution Published in American Antiquity
2013	On the utility and economization of un retouched flakes: the effects of exterior platform angle and platform depth Published in American Antiquity
2015	Establishing statistical confidence in Cortex Ratios within and among lithic assemblages: a case study of the Middle Paleolithic of southwestern France Published in Journal of Archaeological Science

Research Overview

My research focuses on examining the changing technological capacities of our human ancestors through flaked stone artefacts. To understand the interaction between past human behaviour and the shifting environmental conditions, I employ experimentation and modelling to understand the range of decisions involved in the production, selection and transport of Palaeolithic stone artefacts by past mobile groups. I am also interested in exploring the effects of socio-cultural processes, such as mobility, territoriality and cultural transmission, on stone artefact variability. I undertake field research in north China and eastern Indonesia.

Geographic Focus

East Asia Continent
Southeast Asia Geographic Region
Western Europe Transnational Region

Member Of

Centre for Archaeological Science Research Fellow 2016 -
ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage Research Fellow 2017 - 2020
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Postdoc fellow 2014 - 2015

Has Collaborator

Braun, David Faculty Academic
Dibble, Harold Faculty Academic
Douglass, Matthew Faculty Academic
Mackay, Alex C. Dr.
McPherron, Shannon Faculty Academic
Peng, Fei Faculty Academic

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Detecting patterns of local raw material utilization among informal lithic assemblages at the late Paleolithic site of Shuidonggou Locality 2 (China) Published In Archaeological Research in Asia Volume 17 Pages 137 - 148 Altmetric
2018	Core Use-Life Distributions in Lithic Assemblages as a Means for Reconstructing Behavioral Patterns Published In Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 25 Pages 254 - 288 ISSN 1072-5369 Altmetric
2018	Experimental Design and Experimental Inference in Stone Artifact Archaeology Published In Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 25 Pages 663 - 688 ISSN 1072-5369 Altmetric
2018	Flake selection and scraper retouch probability: an alternative model for explaining Middle Paleolithic assemblage retouch variability Published In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Volume 10 Pages 1791 - 1806 ISSN 1866-9557 Altmetric
2018	The onset of Late Paleolithic in North China: An integrative review of the Shuidonggou site complex, China Published In L'Anthropologie Volume 122 Pages 74 - 86 ISSN 0003-5521 Altmetric
2018	Two million years of flaking stone and the evolutionary efficiency of stone tool technology Published In Nature Ecology & Evolution Volume 2 Pages 628 - 633 Altmetric
2018	Variance in the response of silcrete to rapid heating complicates assumptions about past heat treatment methods Published In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Volume Online First Pages 1 - 12 ISSN 1866-9557 Altmetric
2017	A geometric morphometric relationship predicts stone flake shape and size variability Published In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Volume Online First Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 1866-9557 Altmetric
2017	Major fallacies surrounding stone artifacts and assemblages Published In Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Volume 24 Pages 813 - 851 ISSN 1072-5369 Altmetric
2017	The Application of SfM Photogrammetry Software for Extracting Artifact Provenience from Palaeolithic Excavation Surfaces Published In Journal of Field Archaeology Volume 42 Pages 326 - 336 ISSN 0093-4690 Altmetric
2017	The effects of platform beveling on flake variation Published In Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Volume 16 Pages 213 - 223 Altmetric
2016	A core reduction experiment finds no effect of original stone size and reduction intensity on flake debris size distribution Published In American Antiquity Volume 81 Pages 562 - 575 ISSN 0002-7316
2016	Interpreting MIS3 artefact transport patterns in Southern Africa using cortex ratios: An example from the Putslaagte valley, Western Cape Published In South African Archaeological Bulletin Volume 71 Pages 173 - 180 ISSN 0038-1969
2015	Establishing statistical confidence in Cortex Ratios within and among lithic assemblages: a case study of the Middle Paleolithic of southwestern France Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 59 Pages 89 - 109 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2015	The application of 3D photogrammetry for in-field documentation of archaeological features Published In Advances in Archaeological Practice Volume 3 Pages 136 - 152 Altmetric
2014	An experimental assessment of the influences on edge damage to lithic artifacts: a consideration of edge angle, substrate grain size, raw material properties, and exposed face Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 49 Pages 70 - 82 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2014	Flake variation in relation to the application of force Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 46 Pages 37 - 49 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2013	On the industrial attributions of the Aterian and Mousterian of the Maghreb Published In Journal of Human Evolution Volume 64 Pages 194 - 210 ISSN 0047-2484 Altmetric
2013	On the utility and economization of un retouched flakes: the effects of exterior platform angle and platform depth Published In American Antiquity Volume 78 Pages 724 - 745 ISSN 0002-7316 Altmetric
2012	Book review: Lithics in the Land of the Lightning Brothers: The Archaeology of Wardaman Country, Northern Territory, Chris Clarkson, Canberra: Australian National University E Press, 2007, 238 pp. (paperback), $49.50. ISBN-13: 9781921313288 Published In PaleoAnthropology Volume 2012 Pages 67 - 69 Altmetric
2012	New excavations at the site of Contrebandiers Cave, Morocco Published In PaleoAnthropology Volume 2012 Pages 145 - 201 Altmetric
2011	Characterization of New Zealand obsidian using PXRF Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 38 Pages 45 - 56 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2011	The relative effects of core surface morphology on flake shape and other attributes Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 38 Pages 1346 - 1359 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2010	Moving sources: a preliminary study of volcanic glass artifact distributions in northeast China using PXRF Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 37 Pages 1670 - 1677 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric
2010	The application of 3D laser scanning technology to the assessment of ordinal and mechanical cortex quantification in lithic analysis Published In Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 37 Pages 694 - 702 ISSN 0305-4403 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	The role of controlled experiments in understanding variation in flake production Published In Archaeological Variability and Interpretation in Global Perspective Publisher Boulder, United States: University Press of Colorado Pages 307 - 320 ISBN 9781607324935

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Chronology, Palaeolithic and Environmental Studies of the Xiqiaoshan Site, South China	Hu, Yue
Doctor of Philosophy	Understanding the Early Middle Stone Age of the Southern African Interior	O'Driscoll, Corey

Reviewer Of

American Antiquity (Academic Article)
Antiquity (Academic Article)
Journal of African Archaeology (Academic Article)
Journal of Archaeological Science (Academic Article)
Journal of Human Evolution (Academic Article)
Lithic Technology (Academic Article)
Quaternary International (Academic Article)

Education And Training

B.A. in Anthropology, University of Auckland, Department of Anthropology 2005 - 2007
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution 2014 - 2015
Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anthropology 2009 - 2014

Awards And Honors

Fellow, conferred by Louis J. Kolb Society, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, 2014
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Student, conferred by University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Science, 2013
Dean's Scholar, conferred by University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Science, 2013

Advisee Of

Graduate Advising Relationship
- Dibble, Harold , Doctor of Philosophy candidacy, 2009 - 2014
- Holdaway, Simon, B.A. candidacy, 2005 - 2009
Postdoc Or Fellow Advising Relationship
- McPherron, Shannon, 2014 -

Keywords

Paleolithic archaeology; Late Pleistocene hominin evolution; Human-environment interaction; Stone artefacts; Archaeological method and theory; Experimentation; Modelling; Statistical applications

Full Name

Sam Chieh-Heng Lin

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6834-2646 (confirmed)

Scopus Id

55579447400

Overview

Top Publications

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Member Of

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Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Translator Of

Funding

Other Research Activities

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Available as Research Supervisor

Teaching Activities

Advisees

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Reviewer Of

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Education And Training

Awards And Honors

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Postdoc Or Fellow Advising Relationship

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Overview

Top Publications

Research Overview

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Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Translator Of

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Reviewer Of

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Advisee Of

Graduate Advising Relationship

Postdoc Or Fellow Advising Relationship

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Orcid Id

Scopus Id

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