Tilahun Asefa Abrha
Doctoral student
Department of Human Origins
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
e-mail:
tilahun_asefa_abrha@[>>> Please remove the text! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Research Interest
I am interested in the study of the evolutionary history of stone tool production: where, when, and how it began to emerge and evolve. I am also interested in stone tool use-wear and residue studies to address questions related to stone tool function during the prehistoric period.
Under the supervision of Dr. Shannon McPherron and Dr. Lydia Luncz, my PhD project focuses on investigating the origin of intentional flake production in the lineage of our ancestral species through a typo-technological comparative analysis of experimental, archaeological, and non-human primate manufactured lithic assemblages.
Curriculum vitae
Career
| 2019-Present | Lecturer, Mekelle University, Ethiopia |
| 2016-2018 | Lecturer, Samara University, Ethiopia |
Education
| 2023-Present | PhD candidate, Dep. of Human Origins, Max Plank Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
| 2021- 2023 | MSc. in Archaeological Materials Science, University of Evora (Portugal), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) and Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) |
| 2014-2016 | MA in Archaeology and Heritage Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia |
Research Experience
| 2022 | Excavation at Pech de l’Azè IV project, France |
| 2018 & 2019 | Survey and excavation at Mille- Logya Project, Afar, Ethiopia |
| 2013, 2018 & 2019 | Survey and excavation at Ledi-Geraru Project, Afar, Ethiopia |
| 2012 | Survey and excavation at Kesem Kebena Dulecha Project, Afar, Ethiopia and Koobi Fora, Kenya |