Sarah Wurz

Sarah Wurz

University of the Witwatersrand

H-index: 31

Africa-South Africa

About Sarah Wurz

Sarah Wurz, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the Witwatersrand, specializes in the field of Paleolithic archaeology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Southern African Middle Stone Age

Becoming human: Expert sequential and flexible thinking led to cumulative culture

The human evolutionary transition: From animal intelligence to culture, Magnus Enquist, Stefano Ghirlanda & Johan Lind

An analysis and environmental interpretations of wood charcoal from the Later Stone Age deposit at Klasies River cave 1, Tsitsikamma Coast

Klasies River Main Site, South Africa

Ochre use at Olieboomspoort, South Africa: insights into specular hematite use and collection during the Middle Stone Age

The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association …

A critical review of the stratigraphic context of the MSA I and II at Klasies River Main Site, South Africa

Sarah Wurz Information

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Citations(all)

3528

Citations(since 2020)

1703

Cited By

2459

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

55

i10Index(since 2020)

44

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University of the Witwatersrand

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Sarah Wurz Skills & Research Interests

Paleolithic archaeology

Top articles of Sarah Wurz

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Southern African Middle Stone Age

Sarah Wurz

2024/2/27

Becoming human: Expert sequential and flexible thinking led to cumulative culture

Sarah Wurz

2024/2

The human evolutionary transition: From animal intelligence to culture, Magnus Enquist, Stefano Ghirlanda & Johan Lind

Magnus Enquist

2023

An analysis and environmental interpretations of wood charcoal from the Later Stone Age deposit at Klasies River cave 1, Tsitsikamma Coast

South African Journal of Botany

B Zwane

M Bamford

Y van Wijk

S Wurz

2023/9/1

Klasies River Main Site, South Africa

Sarah Wurz

2023/8/18

Ochre use at Olieboomspoort, South Africa: insights into specular hematite use and collection during the Middle Stone Age

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Jasmin Culey

Tammy Hodgskiss

Sarah Wurz

P de la Peña

Aurore Val

2023/11

The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association …

Journal of Human Evolution

Peter Morrissey

Susan M Mentzer

Sarah Wurz

2023/10/1

A critical review of the stratigraphic context of the MSA I and II at Klasies River Main Site, South Africa

Peter Morrissey

Susan M Mentzer

Sarah Wurz

2022/3/1

Microstratigraphic preservation of ancient faunal and hominin DNA in Pleistocene cave sediments

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Diyendo Massilani

Mike W Morley

Susan M Mentzer

Vera Aldeias

Benjamin Vernot

...

2022/1/4

The Southern African stone age sequence updated (II)

The South African Archaeological Bulletin

Marlize Lombard

Justin Bradfield

Matthew V Caruana

Tebogo V Makhubela

Gerrit L Dusseldorp

...

2022/12/1

U-Th dating, taphonomy, and taxonomy of shell middens at Klasies River main site indicate stable and systematic coastal exploitation by MIS 5c-d

Frontiers in Earth Science

Sarah Wurz

Robyn Pickering

Susan M Mentzer

2022/11/7

Flute playing in the rock art of the Klein Karoo and Cederberg, South Africa-a potential link to ancient sound

Rock Art Research: The Journal of the Australian Rock Art Research Association (AURA)

Renee Rust

Joshua Kumbani

Neil Rusch

Sarah Wurz

2022/5/1

Coastal adaptation at Klasies River main site during MIS 5c-d (93,000–110,000 years ago) from a southern Cape perspective

The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Mareike J Brenner

Kokeli P Ryano

Sarah Wurz

2022/4/3

Technocomplexes and chronostratigraphy for MIS 6-1 in southern Africa

South African Journal of Geology 2021

Sarah Wurz

2021/12/1

Archaeology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Reflecting on the Role of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) in Stimulating Public …

SAQA BULLETIN

Jane Adigun

Sarah Wurz

Annie Antonites

2021/9

Early humans and changing landscapes in the Knysna region of the southern Cape

Knysna Estuary Jewel of the Garden Route

Naomi Cleghorn

Sara Wurz

2021

A functional assessment of the notched bone artefacts from Klasies River Main site

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Justin Bradfield

Sarah Wurz

2020/12/1

The Doring River bullroarers rock painting: Continuities in sound and rainmaking

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Neil Rusch

Sarah Wurz

2020/10/1

The early middle stone age in south Africa

Sarah Wurz

2020/7/30

THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGISTS (ASAPA) AND COVID-19.

The South African Archaeological Bulletin

YM JUWAYEYI

S MOODLEY

P JOLLY

EB EASTWOOD

DD STYNDER

...

2007

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