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2024

Journal Article

Early agriculture and crop transitions at Kakapel Rockshelter in the Lake Victoria region of eastern Africa

Goldstein, Steven T., Mueller, Natalie G., Janzen, Anneke, Ogola, Christine, Dal Martello, Rita, Fernandes, Ricardo, Li, Sophia, Iminjili, Victor, Juengst, Sara, Odera Otwani, Anthony, Sawchuk, Elizabeth A., Wang, Ke, Ndiema, Emmanuel and Boivin, Nicole (2024). Early agriculture and crop transitions at Kakapel Rockshelter in the Lake Victoria region of eastern Africa. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 291 (2026) 20232747, 20232747. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2747

Early agriculture and crop transitions at Kakapel Rockshelter in the Lake Victoria region of eastern Africa

2024

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First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia

Stewart, Mathew, Andrieux, Eric, Blinkhorn, James, Guagnin, Maria, Fernandes, Ricardo, Vanwezer, Nils, Hatton, Amy, Alqahtani, Mesfer, Zalmout, Iyad, Clark-Wilson, Richard, Al-Mufarreh, Yahya S. A., Al-Shanti, Mahmoud, Zahrani, Badr, Al Omari, Abdulaziz, Al-Jibreen, Faisal, Alsharekh, Abdullah M., Scerri, Eleanor M. L., Boivin, Nicole, Petraglia, Michael D. and Groucutt, Huw S. (2024). First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia. PLoS One, 19 (4) e0299292, e0299292. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299292

First evidence for human occupation of a lava tube in Arabia: The archaeology of Umm Jirsan Cave and its surroundings, northern Saudi Arabia

2024

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Multiproxy evidence for environmental stability in the lesser caucasus during the late pleistocene

Antonosyan, Mariya, Roberts, Patrick, Aspaturyan, Narek, Mkrtchyan, Satenik, Lucas, Mary, Boxleitner, Kseniia, Jabbour, Firas, Hovhannisyan, Anahit, Cieślik, Agata, Sahakyan, Lilit, Avagyan, Ara, Spengler, Robert, Kandel, Andrew W., Petraglia, Michael, Boivin, Nicole, Yepiskoposyan, Levon and Amano, Noel (2024). Multiproxy evidence for environmental stability in the lesser caucasus during the late pleistocene. Quaternary Science Reviews, 330 108559. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108559

Multiproxy evidence for environmental stability in the lesser caucasus during the late pleistocene

2024

Journal Article

Preservation of plant-wax biomarkers in deserts: Implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies

Jha, Deepak Kumar, Patalano, Robert, Ilgner, Jana, Achyuthan, Hema, Alsharekh, Abdullah m., Armitage, Simon, Blinkhorn, James, Boivin, Nicole, Breeze, Paul S., Devra, Ravindra, Drake, Nicholas, Groucutt, Huw s., Guagnin, Maria, Roberts, Patrick and Petraglia, Michael (2024). Preservation of plant-wax biomarkers in deserts: Implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies. Journal of Quaternary Science, 39 (3), 349-358. doi: 10.1002/jqs.3597

Preservation of plant-wax biomarkers in deserts: Implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies

2024

Journal Article

A Quaternary sequence of terrestrial molluscs from East Africa: a record of diversity, stability, and abundance since Marine Isotope Stage 5 (78,000 BP)

Rowson, Ben, Law, Matthew, Miller, Jennifer M., White, Tom, Shipton, Ceri, Crowther, Alison, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Petraglia, Michael and Boivin, Nicole (2024). A Quaternary sequence of terrestrial molluscs from East Africa: a record of diversity, stability, and abundance since Marine Isotope Stage 5 (78,000 BP). Archiv fuer Molluskenkunde: international journal of malacology, 153 (1), 61-86. doi: 10.1127/arch.moll/153/061-086

A Quaternary sequence of terrestrial molluscs from East Africa: a record of diversity, stability, and abundance since Marine Isotope Stage 5 (78,000 BP)

2024

Journal Article

Initial Upper Paleolithic in the Zagros Mountains

Shoaee, Mohammad Javad, Vahdati Nasab, Hamed, Storozum, Michael, Frenzel, Peter, Akhavan Kharazian, Mohammad, Fernandes, Ricardo, Hashemi, Seyed Milad, Jayez, Mozhgan, Amano, Noel, Marzban Abbasabadi, Behrokh, Aalipoor, Mehdi, Lucas, Mary, Marzo, Sara, Ilgner, Jana, Patalano, Robert, Roberts, Patrick, Boivin, Nicole and Petraglia, Michael (2024). Initial Upper Paleolithic in the Zagros Mountains. Frontiers in Earth Science, 12 1352099. doi: 10.3389/feart.2024.1352099

Initial Upper Paleolithic in the Zagros Mountains

2024

Journal Article

Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding

Boivin, Nicole, Täuber, Susanne, Beisiegel, Ulrike, Keller, Ursula and Hering, Janet G. (2024). Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding. Nature Reviews Materials, 9 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1038/s41578-023-00624-3

Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding

2024

Journal Article

New opportunities emerge as the Anthropocene epoch vote falls short

Boivin, Nicole, Braje, Todd and Rick, Torben (2024). New opportunities emerge as the Anthropocene epoch vote falls short. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8 (5), 844-845. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02392-x

New opportunities emerge as the Anthropocene epoch vote falls short

2024

Journal Article

Overcoming gender bias in STEM

Boivin, Nicole, Täuber, Susanne and Mahmoudi, Morteza (2024). Overcoming gender bias in STEM. Trends in Immunology, 45 (7), 483-485. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2024.05.004

Overcoming gender bias in STEM

2024

Journal Article

Insights into growth, ring formation and maximum ages of Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa) using 14C dating and tree-ring analysis

Caetano Andrade, Victor L., Clement, Charles R., Herrera-Ramírez, David, Larsen, Thomas, Durgante, Flavia, Boivin, Nicole, Schöngart, Jochen, Trumbore, Susan and Roberts, Patrick (2024). Insights into growth, ring formation and maximum ages of Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa) using 14C dating and tree-ring analysis. Radiocarbon, 66 (2), 306-325. doi: 10.1017/RDC.2024.39

Insights into growth, ring formation and maximum ages of Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa) using 14C dating and tree-ring analysis

2023

Journal Article

Bone collagen from subtropical Australia is preserved for more than 50,000 years

Peters, Carli, Wang, Yiming, Vakil, Vikram, Cramb, Jonathan, Dortch, Joe, Hocknull, Scott, Lawrence, Rochelle, Manne, Tiina, Monks, Carly, Rössner, Gertrud E., Ryan, Helen, Siversson, Mikael, Ziegler, Tim, Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J., Boivin, Nicole and Collins, Matthew J. (2023). Bone collagen from subtropical Australia is preserved for more than 50,000 years. Communications Earth and Environment, 4 (1) 438, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-01114-8

Bone collagen from subtropical Australia is preserved for more than 50,000 years

2023

Journal Article

Nobel win: spotlight on the attrition of women in science

Boivin, Nicole, Täuber, Susanne and Keller, Ursula (2023). Nobel win: spotlight on the attrition of women in science. Nature, 623 (7986), 253-253. doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03459-8

Nobel win: spotlight on the attrition of women in science

2023

Journal Article

Adaptability of Millets and Landscapes: Ancient Cultivation in North-Central Asia

Ventresca-Miller, Alicia R., Wilkin, Shevan, Smithers, Rachel, Larson, Kara, Spengler, Robert, Haruda, Ashleigh, Kradin, Nikolay, Bazarov, Bilikto, Miyagashev, Denis, Odbaatar, Tserendorj, Turbat, Tsagaan, Zhambaltarova, Elena, Konovalov, Prokopii, Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, Hein, Anke, Hommel, Peter, Nash, Brendan, Nayak, Ayushi, Vanwezer, Nils, Miller, Bryan, Fernandes, Ricardo, Boivin, Nicole and Roberts, Patrick (2023). Adaptability of Millets and Landscapes: Ancient Cultivation in North-Central Asia. Agronomy, 13 (11) 2848, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/agronomy13112848

Adaptability of Millets and Landscapes: Ancient Cultivation in North-Central Asia

2023

Journal Article

Curated cauldrons: preserved proteins from early copper-alloy vessels illuminate feasting practices in the Caucasian steppe

Wilkin, Shevan, Hommel, Peter, Ventresca Miller, Alicia, Boivin, Nicole, Pedergnana, Antonella, Shishlina, Natalia and Trifonov, Viktor (2023). Curated cauldrons: preserved proteins from early copper-alloy vessels illuminate feasting practices in the Caucasian steppe. iScience, 26 (9) 107482, 107482. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107482

Curated cauldrons: preserved proteins from early copper-alloy vessels illuminate feasting practices in the Caucasian steppe

2023

Journal Article

Biomolecular characterization of 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balms from the Valley of the Kings

Huber, B., Hammann, S., Loeben, C. E., Jha, D. K., Vassão, D. G., Larsen, T., Spengler, R. N., Fuller, D. Q., Roberts, P., Devièse, T. and Boivin, N. (2023). Biomolecular characterization of 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balms from the Valley of the Kings. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 12477. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-39393-y

Biomolecular characterization of 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balms from the Valley of the Kings

2023

Journal Article

Multi-isotopic investigation of population dynamics and mobility among rural medieval Christian communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan

Ciesielska, Joanna A., Stark, Robert J., Obluski, Artur, Boivin, Nicole, Lucas, Mary, Le Roux, Petrus and Roberts, Patrick (2023). Multi-isotopic investigation of population dynamics and mobility among rural medieval Christian communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan. Journal of African Archaeology, 21 (2), 131-153. doi: 10.1163/21915784-bja10028

Multi-isotopic investigation of population dynamics and mobility among rural medieval Christian communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan

2023

Journal Article

Early Islamic glass (7th– 10th centuries AD) in Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar: A microcosm of a globalised industry in the early ‘Abbasid period

Siu, Ieong, Cui, Jianfeng, Henderson, Julian, Crowther, Alison, Boivin, Nicole, Fergadiotou, Elisavet, Blair, Andrew, Ali, Abdallah K. and Chenery, Simon (2023). Early Islamic glass (7th– 10th centuries AD) in Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar: A microcosm of a globalised industry in the early ‘Abbasid period. PLoS One, 18 (6) e0284867, 1-26. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284867

Early Islamic glass (7th– 10th centuries AD) in Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar: A microcosm of a globalised industry in the early ‘Abbasid period

2023

Journal Article

Late Pleistocene to late Holocene palaeoecology and human foraging at Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar Island

Iminjili, Victor, Stewart, Mathew, Culley, Courtney, Hixon, Sean, Goldstein, Steve, Bleasdale, Madeleine, Jesús Sanchez Flores, Antonio, Lucas, Mary, Ilgner, Jana, Prendergast, Mary E., Crowther, Alison, Boivin, Nicole and Roberts, Patrick (2023). Late Pleistocene to late Holocene palaeoecology and human foraging at Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar Island. Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, 2 1080785, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fearc.2023.1080785

Late Pleistocene to late Holocene palaeoecology and human foraging at Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar Island

2023

Journal Article

Paleoproteomic evidence reveals dairying supported prehistoric occupation of the highland Tibetan Plateau

Tang, Li, Wilkin, Shevan, Richter, Kristine Korzow, Bleasdale, Madeleine, Fernandes, Ricardo, He, Yuanhong, Li, Shuai, Petraglia, Michael, Scott, Ashley, Teoh, Fallen K. Y., Tong, Yan, Tsering, Tinlei, Tsho, Yang, Xi, Lin, Yang, Feng, Yuan, Haibing, Chen, Zujun, Roberts, Patrick, He, Wei, Spengler, Robert, Lu, Hongliang, Wangdue, Shargan and Boivin, Nicole (2023). Paleoproteomic evidence reveals dairying supported prehistoric occupation of the highland Tibetan Plateau. Science Advances, 9 (15) eadf0345, 1-13. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf0345

Paleoproteomic evidence reveals dairying supported prehistoric occupation of the highland Tibetan Plateau

2023

Journal Article

Small game forgotten: Late Pleistocene foraging strategies in eastern Africa, and remote capture at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya

Prendergast, Mary E., Miller, Jennifer, Mwebi, Ogeto, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Shipton, Ceri, Boivin, Nicole and Petraglia, Michael (2023). Small game forgotten: Late Pleistocene foraging strategies in eastern Africa, and remote capture at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya. Quaternary Science Reviews, 305 108032, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108032

Small game forgotten: Late Pleistocene foraging strategies in eastern Africa, and remote capture at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya