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Kathy Schick

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studies

Publications

98

Citations

3,861

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Kathy Schick studies human origins through the archaeology of the Pleistocene epoch, focusing on early human ancestors (hominins) and the ancient landscapes they inhabited. Her work involves linking fossil and artifact sites to their geological context, including projects at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania that connect drilled sediment cores to surface rock layers. This research combines archaeology, geology, and the study of evolution to reconstruct how and where early humans lived.

Early human ancestors and Stone Age archaeologyReconstructing ancient landscapesGeology and dating of sediment layersEvolution and paleontologyPrimate behavior and ecology

Publication activity peaked around 2018-2020 and has slowed to a lower, variable output in recent years, averaging about 2.8 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 8 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 15 publications15202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×20
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology×15
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×4
  • Journal of Human Evolution×3
  • L Anthropologie×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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