Li Li

University of Tübingen, Department of Prehistory Ecology and Quaternary Ecology
Burgsteige 11, 72070 Tübingen, Germany

li.li@uni-tuebingen.de | My GitHub page

Research interests

Paleolithic archaeology, experimental archaeology, anthropology, computer science

Academic Qualifications

2019 - 2022 University of Tübingen

Ph.D. in Archaeology

2017 - 2019 University of Pennsylvania

M.S. in Anthropology

2015 - 2017 University of California, Davis

M.S. in Computer Science

2009 - 2013 University of Nebraska at Omaha

B.S. in Management Information Systems (Magna Cum Laude), minor in Computer Science

Papers and Posters

Papers

2021 Li, L., Lin, S. C., Peng, F., Patania, I., Guo, J., Wang, H., & Gao, X. Simulating the impact of ground surface morphology on archaeological orientation patterning. Journal of Archaeological Science.

2020 McPherron, S.P., Abdolahzadeh, A., Arche, W., Chan, A., Djakovic, I., Tamara Dogandžić, T., Leader, G.M., Li, L., Lin, S., Magnani, M., Reeves, J., Rezek, Z., Weiss, M., Introducing Platform Surface Interior Angle (PSIA) and Its Role in Flake Formation, Size and Shape. PLOS ONE.

2020 Dogandzic, T., Abdolahzadeh, A., Leader, G., Li, L., Claudio, T., Dibble, H. L., Are the Results of Lithic Experiments Performed on Glass Cores Applicable to other Raw Materials? Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences.

Posters

2020 “An updated review of the fracture mechanics of flaking and its implications for hominin behavior”, ESHE 2020 (European Society for the study of Human Evolution), virtual.

2020 “An Interdisciplinary Micro-Contextual Laboratory Excavation of Fire Residues from Pech de l’Azé IV (Dordogne, France)”, ESHE 2020 (European Society for the study of Human Evolution), virtual.

2019 “The Incorporation of Computer Simulation in Artifact Orientation Analysis: A Case Study of Shuidonggou Locality 2, China”, Meeting StEvE 2019, Tübingen, DE.

2019 “Force and Flake Size. Implications for Hominin Strength”, Annual Meeting of Paleoanthropology Society (Paleo), Albuquerque, NM, USA.

2018 “The Effect of Raw Materials on Flake Variation”, Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology (SAA), Washington DC, USA.

2018 “Fire on Steppe: Behavioral Insights from Ephemeral Combustion Features”, 2018 International Union of The Prehistory and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), Paris, France.

Grants and Awards

2019 PPP Programme for Project-Related Personal Exchange (starting in 2020) with Australia. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

2017 – 2019 Benjamin Franklin Fellowship. Award for 5-year Ph.D. program.

2018 Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania. Award for summer field work in China “The incorporation of computer simulation in artifact orientation analysis, a case study of Shuidonggou Locality 2.”

2018 Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania. Award for summer field work in China “The incorporation of computer simulation in artifact orientation analysis, a case study of Shuidonggou Locality 2.”

2018 Penn Graduate Center, University of Pennsylvania. Award for Pronunciation Workshop Series 2018.

2010 Chancellor’s List – University of Nebraska at Omaha.

2009 – 2013 Dean’s List – University of Nebraska at Omaha.

2009 – 2013 UNO Advance Scholarship. Award for 4-year undergraduate program. University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Research Experience

2019 –
present PhD thesis: An experimental approach to reconstruct the “invisible” knapping variables from the Oldowan record. Supervised by Shannon McPherron, Claudio Tennie, Sam Lin, and Jonathan Reeves.

2018 Measuring the force needed to detach flakes and implications for hominin strength, University of Pennsylvania. Supervised by Harold Dibble and Deborah Olszewski.

2018 Analysis of lithic orientation at Shuidonggou Locality 2 with computer modelling and simulations, Shuidonggou, China. Supervised by Sam Lin.

2016 – 2017 Development of a tree estimator program in Python to study given phylogenetic tree based on primate skull morphology, University of California, Davis. Supervised by Nina Amenta and Tim Weaver.

2016 Application of deep learning algorithms in the classification of stone tools, University of California, Davis. Supervised by Nicolas Zwyns.

2016 Network analysis of the Japanese Archipelago Paleolithic sites, University of California, Davis. Supervised by Nicolas Zwyns.

Field Experience

2019 Lab manager; Pech de l’Azé IV Excavation, University of Pennsylvania, University of Algarve, Boston University, Simon Fraser University, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

2018 Participant; Shuidonggou Locality 1 Excavation, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2017 Participant; Pech de l’Azé IV Excavation, University of Pennsylvania, University of Algarve, Boston University, Simon Fraser University.

2016 Participant; Shuidonggou Locality 2 Excavation, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Teaching Experience

2019 Teaching Assistant; ANTH 122, Becoming Human, University of Pennsylvania.

2018 Teaching Assistant; ANTH 003, Introduction to Human Evolution, University of Pennsylvania.

2017 Teaching Assistant; ECS 10, Introduction to Programming, University of California, Davis.

2017 Teaching Assistant; ECS 12, Introduction to Media Computing, University of California, Davis.

2016 Teaching Assistant; ECS 132, Probability and Statistical Model for Computer Science, University of California, Davis.

2016 Teaching Assistant; ECS 10, Introduction to Programming, University of California, Davis

2016 Teaching Assistant; ECS 15, Introduction to Computing, University of California, Davis

Academic Presentations

2020 Presenter; The Application of Fracture Mechanics in Controlled lithic Experiments. Meeting StEvE 2020, virtual.

2019 Invited speaker; ‘Embracing 3D Technology in Everyday Research’, [dig]ital discoveries: Emerging Tech in Archaeology and Anthropology. Penn Museum Library, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.

2019 Guest Lecturer; ‘Introduction to the Paleolithic’, Becoming Human, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA

2018 Guest Lecturer; ‘Introduction to Controlled Experiments,’ Material World in the Archaeological World, Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.

2018 Invited speaker; ‘Using Computer Simulation in Artifact Orientation Analysis’, Report from the Field Program, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Conference Panels – Organizer or Discussant Roles

2020 Co-organizer; Meeting StEvE 2020, University of Tübingen, virtual.

2020 Co-organizer; The New Methodologies in Primate Archaeology Workshop, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, DE.