Cheng Liu (刘成)

Cheng Liu (刘成)

PhD in Anthropology

Publications

[14] Variation matters: Expanding the scope of experimental archaeology

Published in Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2025

CRediT: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Liu, C. (2024). Variation matters: Expanding the scope of experimental archaeology. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 12(4), 375-389. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-archaeological-practice/article/variation-matters-expanding-the-scope-of-experimental-archaeology/F843964C857F7FD270DFED9F9CF5412E

[13] Beyond the binary: Inferential challenges and solutions in cognitive archaeology

Published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2025

CRediT: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Liu, C. & Stout, D. (2025). Beyond the binary: Inferential challenges and solutions in cognitive archaeology. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 48, e13. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/abs/beyond-the-binary-inferential-challenges-and-solutions-in-cognitive-archaeology/A09B8B1BEA2AF9D67F68BAF1C50F8EF2

[12] An interview with Professor Yoshihiro Nishiaki (西秋良宏教授访谈录)

Published in Cultural Relics in Southern China (南方文物), 2024

CRediT: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Nishiaki, Y., & Liu, C. (2024). An interview with Professor Yoshihiro Nishiaki (西秋良宏教授访谈录). Cultural Relics in Southern China (南方文物). 143, 34-43. (In Chinese with English abstract) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385938752_xiqiulianghongjiaoshoufangtanlu

[11] Human Stone Toolmaking Action Grammar (HSTAG): A Challenging Benchmark for Fine-Grained Motor Behavior Recognition

Published in 2024 IEEE 11th International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA), 2024

CRediT: Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing, Funding acquisition, Supervision

Recommended citation: Liu, C., Yan, X., Zhang, Z., Ding, C., Zhao, T., Jannati, S., Martinez, C., & Stout, D. (2024). Human Stone Toolmaking Action Grammar (HSTAG): A Challenging Benchmark for Fine-Grained Motor Behavior Recognition. 2024 IEEE 11th International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA). doi: 10.1109/DSAA61799.2024.10722814. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10722814/

[10] Differential effects of knapping skill acquisition on the cultural reproduction of Late Acheulean handaxe morphology: Archaeological and experimental insights

Published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2023

CRediT: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Liu, C., Khreisheh, N., Stout, D., & Pargeter, J. (2023). Differential effects of knapping skill acquisition on the cultural reproduction of Late Acheulean handaxe morphology: Archaeological and experimental insights. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 49, 103974 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103974

[8] Testing the effect of learning conditions and individual motor/cognitive differences on knapping skill acquisition

Published in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2022

CRediT: Data curation, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Pargeter, J., Liu, C., Kilgore, M. B., Majoe, A., & Stout, D. (2023). Testing the effect of learning conditions and individual motor/cognitive differences on knapping skill acquisition. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 30, 127-171. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10816-022-09592-4

[6] A cathedral with disconnected chapels? Reassessing the cognitive capacities of Neanderthals in light of recent archaeological discoveries

Published in Journal of Cognition and Culture, 2021

CRediT: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Liu, C. (2021). A cathedral with disconnected chapels? Reassessing the cognitive capacities of Neanderthals in light of recent archaeological discoveries. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 21(3-4), 243-260. https://brill.com/view/journals/jocc/21/3-4/article-p243_3.xml

[5] Lost and found: 66B, a Late Chalcolithic site in the northern Negev, Israel and its material culture

Published in Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society, 2020

CRediT: Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Recommended citation: Rosenberg, D., Pinsky, S., Shooval, T., Tzin, B., Reshef, H., Liu, C., Ktalav, I., & Chasan, R. (2020). Lost and found: 66B, a Late Chalcolithic site in the northern Negev, Israel and its material culture. Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society, 50, 104-137. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27074898

[4] Diachronic trends in occupation intensity of the Epipaleolithic site of Neve David (Mount Carmel, Israel): A lithic perspective

Published in Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2020

CRediT: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Liu, C., Shimelmitz, R., Friesem, D., Yeshurun, R., & Nadel, D. (2020). Diachronic trends in occupation intensity of the Epipaleolithic site of Neve David (Mount Carmel, Israel): A lithic perspective. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 60, 101223. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416520301963

[3] Versatile use of microliths as a technological advantage in the miniaturization of Late Pleistocene toolkits: A case study of Neve David, Israel

Published in PLoS ONE, 2020

CRediT: Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Recommended citation: Groman-Yaroslavski, I., Chen, H., Liu, C., Shimelmitz, R., Yeshurun, R., Liu, J., Yang, X., & Nadel, D. (2020). Versatile use of microliths as a technological advantage in the miniaturization of Late Pleistocene toolkits: A case study of Neve David, Israel. PLoS ONE, 15(6), e0233340. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0233340

[2] Nahal Shelef: A Holocene quarry and workshop site in the Menashe Hills, Israel

Published in Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society, 2019

CRediT: Formal Analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Recommended citation: Shimelmitz, R., Liu, C., Seymore, M., Gershtein, E. C., Gershtein, K. C., Katina, A., Shtober-Zisu, N., & Nadel, D. (2019). Nahal Shelef: A Holocene quarry and workshop site in the Menashe Hills, Israel. Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society, 49, 137-151. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26913203

[1] Investigation on the modern environment and resources at Bianbiandong site (扁扁洞遗址现代环境与资源调查报告)

Published in Eastern Archaeology (东方考古), 2015

CRediT: Investigation, Writing – original draft

Recommended citation: He, Y., Jin, G., Zhang, B., Liu, C., Xu, S., Chen, S., Yi, H., & Jiang, F. (2015). Investigation on the modern environment and resources at Bianbiandong site (扁扁洞遗址现代环境与资源调查报告). Eastern Archaeology (东方考古), 12, 361-368. (In Chinese with English abstract) https://oversea.cnki.net/kcms/detail/detail.aspx?dbcode=CCJD&filename=DFKG201500029&dbname=CCJDLAST2