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Radu Iovita

Assistant Professor

New York University

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Anthropology

Radu Iovita is currently serving as an Anthropology Assistant Professor at New York University.

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Radu Iovita

New York University

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archaeology archaeological science anthropology earth science materials science archaeological practice paleolithic archaeology geology archaeological methods paleoanthropology mechanical engineering geoarchaeology archival research human evolution prehistory quaternary science experimental archaeology climate change anthropological archaeology paleobiology paleoecology engineering geology quaternary research exploration geology regional geology american archaeology dealul guran vertebrate paleontology tribology asian studies heritage science migration studies archaeological theory tool wear tool use lithic assemblages stone tool wear predictive modelling shape variation wildlife zoology mammalogy ornithology regional studies assemblage facies analysis morphological analysis impact (mechanics) wildlife ecology nematology reference frame diaspora studies population history experimental synthesis quaternary period historical evidence evaluation protocol experimental analysis control science control technology experiment design geological modeling rock slide landscape archaeology taphonomy major fallacies stone artifacts morphometric reassessment stone age weaponry aterian tanged tools stone tool function morphometric perspective flake shape core surface morphology replica levallois points projectile impact fractures geometric morphometrics civilizations bioarchaeology archaeological evidence

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Agent-Based Simulations Reveal the Possibility of Multiple Rapid Northern Routes for the Second Neanderthal Dispersal From Western to Eastern Eurasia. PLoS ONE (2025)

eurasian geographyanthropologypaleoanthropologyevolutionary anthropologysecond neanderthal dispersalagent-based simulationseastern eurasiahuman originshuman evolutionevolutionary biologybiological anthropologybiogeography

Correction to: Characteristics of Lithic Artifact Weathering at the Semizbugu Surface Site Complex in Semi-Arid Central Kazakhstan. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025)

semi-arid central kazakhstanearth scienceearth system scienceweatheringarid environmentssemizbugu surface sitegeographylithic artifact weatheringstratigraphygeologygeoarchaeologygeomorphology

Human Occupations at the Alpysbaev Cave (Western Tian Shan): Bioarchaeological Insights From the Iron Age Burial Cluster. (2025)

archaeologybioarchaeologyarchaeological recordphysical anthropologyalpysbaev cavebiological anthropologyanthropologyhuman occupationszooarchaeologyarchaeological practicecivilizationsarchaeological evidencearchaeological methodsarchaeological sciencepaleoanthropologyanthropological archaeologyarchaeological excavationswestern tian shanfield archaeology

The Impact of Cooperation Under Climate Constraints: An Agent-Based Model for Exploring Paleolithic Behavioral Adaptations in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (2025)

climate changeanthropologyadaptationagent-based modelssocial-ecological systemscooperationsocial behavioradaptation strategiesanimal ecologyanimal behaviorbehavioral ecologyecologyclimate constraintsclimate change adaptationhuman-environment interactionspaleolithic behavioral adaptations

A Newly Dated Late Pleistocene and Holocene Archaeological Assemblage From Bukhtarma Cave in the Southern Altai Piedmont, East Kazakhstan. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology (2024)

Radu IovitaWilliam RenduSusanne LindauerZhaken TaimagambetovGalina A. KushchGennady F. Baryshnikov

archaeological scienceearth sciencelate pleistocenebukhtarma caveholocene archaeological assemblageeast kazakhstansouthern altai piedmontarchaeological practicearchaeological datingarchaeologyarchaeological evidencepaleolithic archaeologyarchaeological recordholocene

Early Holocene Human Occupations in the Western Tian Shan (Central Asia): Insights From the Alpysbaev Cave. (2024)

Abay NamenAristeidis VarisEmily CocoSusanne LindauerZhaken TaimagambetovRadu Iovita

paleoanthropologyanthropologyarchaeologycentral asiaalpysbaev cavehumanitieswestern tian shanprehistoryholocene

Ochre-Based Compound Adhesives at the Mousterian Type-Site Document Complex Cognition and High Investment. Science Advances (2024)

Patrick SchmidtRadu IovitaArmelle Charrié-DuhautGunther MöllerAbay NamenEwa Dutkiewicz

advanced materialstechnologymaterial researchhigh investmentochre-based compound adhesivesscience advancefunctional materialsscience and technology studiesbehavioral sciencesmaterials science

Quantitative Characteristics of Artifact Rock Coatings at the Semizbugu Surface Site Complex in Semi-Arid Central Kazakhstan. (2024)

Emily CocoPatrick SchmidtBin HuAlice RodriguezTalgat B. MamirovTimothy G. BromageRadu Iovita

geotechnical engineeringsemi-arid central kazakhstanfield archaeologybenchmark studiesearth scienceexploration geologyquantitative characteristicsartifact rock coatingsregional geologysemizbugu surface siterock engineeringapplied geomorphologygeoheritagegeologyengineering geologygeomorphologyplanetary sciencesmaterials science

The Impact of Cooperation Under Climate Constraints: An Agent-Based Model for Exploring Paleolithic Behavioral Adaptations in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. (2023)

Maria Coto-SarmientoAbay NamenAristeidis VarisRadu Iovita

agent-based modelscooperationhuman-environment interactionssocial sciencespaleontologypsychologyadaptation strategiespaleolithic archaeologyclimate constraintsbehavioral sciencespaleolithic behavioral adaptations

A Synthesis of the Dibble Et Al. Controlled Experiments Into the Mechanics of Lithic Production. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (2022)

Li LiSam C. LinShannon P. McPherronAylar AbdolahzadehAnnie ChanTamara DogandžićRadu IovitaGeorge M. LeaderMatthew MagnaniZeljko RezekHarold L. Dibble

archaeological sciencedibble et alexperimental synthesismechanical engineeringarchaeological practicearchaeological theoryarchaeologycontrolled experimentsarchaeological methodsmechanicslithic production

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Radu Iovita

Assistant Professor

New York University

Affiliations

Arts & Science

Anthropology

Radu Iovita is currently serving as an Anthropology Assistant Professor at New York University.

Honors

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New York University

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Agent-Based Simulations Reveal the Possibility of Multiple Rapid Northern Routes for the Second Neanderthal Dispersal From Western to Eastern Eurasia. PLoS ONE (2025)

Correction to: Characteristics of Lithic Artifact Weathering at the Semizbugu Surface Site Complex in Semi-Arid Central Kazakhstan. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025)

semi-arid central kazakhstanearth scienceearth system scienceweatheringarid environmentssemizbugu surface sitegeographylithic artifact weatheringstratigraphygeologygeoarchaeologygeomorphology

Human Occupations at the Alpysbaev Cave (Western Tian Shan): Bioarchaeological Insights From the Iron Age Burial Cluster. (2025)

A Newly Dated Late Pleistocene and Holocene Archaeological Assemblage From Bukhtarma Cave in the Southern Altai Piedmont, East Kazakhstan. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology (2024)

Radu IovitaWilliam RenduSusanne LindauerZhaken TaimagambetovGalina A. KushchGennady F. Baryshnikov

Early Holocene Human Occupations in the Western Tian Shan (Central Asia): Insights From the Alpysbaev Cave. (2024)

Abay NamenAristeidis VarisEmily CocoSusanne LindauerZhaken TaimagambetovRadu Iovita

paleoanthropologyanthropologyarchaeologycentral asiaalpysbaev cavehumanitieswestern tian shanprehistoryholocene

Ochre-Based Compound Adhesives at the Mousterian Type-Site Document Complex Cognition and High Investment. Science Advances (2024)

Patrick SchmidtRadu IovitaArmelle Charrié-DuhautGunther MöllerAbay NamenEwa Dutkiewicz

advanced materialstechnologymaterial researchhigh investmentochre-based compound adhesivesscience advancefunctional materialsscience and technology studiesbehavioral sciencesmaterials science

Quantitative Characteristics of Artifact Rock Coatings at the Semizbugu Surface Site Complex in Semi-Arid Central Kazakhstan. (2024)

Emily CocoPatrick SchmidtBin HuAlice RodriguezTalgat B. MamirovTimothy G. BromageRadu Iovita

The Impact of Cooperation Under Climate Constraints: An Agent-Based Model for Exploring Paleolithic Behavioral Adaptations in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. (2023)

Maria Coto-SarmientoAbay NamenAristeidis VarisRadu Iovita

A Synthesis of the Dibble Et Al. Controlled Experiments Into the Mechanics of Lithic Production. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (2022)

Li LiSam C. LinShannon P. McPherronAylar AbdolahzadehAnnie ChanTamara DogandžićRadu IovitaGeorge M. LeaderMatthew MagnaniZeljko RezekHarold L. Dibble

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