JENA ZUMAQUE
Multidecadal variability of ocean and climate under warm and cold phase of the recent geological past
Supervisors: Anne DE VERNAL; Matthew PEROS
Complete: 2024
Education
Since. PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, UQAM, Montreal, Canada
2010. M.S. Palaeoclimatology/Palaeoceanography, University of Liverpool / Université Bordeaux 1
SIMON PAQUIN
Human dispersals in Europe during Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) and their climatic and environmental conditions
Supervisor: Ariane BURKE
Start date: 2016 - CRSH Joseph-Arman-Bombardier Fellowship
Complete: July 2024
Scientific interests
GIS
Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition
Landscape archaeology
Spatial modeling
I am interested in the climatic and environmental conditions of the first dispersals of anatomically modern humans in Western Europe. My research concerns the spatial organization of ancient human populations in relation to their landscapes.
Education
Since 2016. Ph.D. Anthropology, Montreal University, Qc, Canada
2016. M.A. Archaeology, Laval University. Thesis: “La maison longue Imaha II revisitée : étude tracéologique de l’outillage en quartzite de Ramah”
2012. B.A. Archaeology, Laval University
Benjamin ALBOUY
Paleogeography and population dynamics of the last Neanderthals of Western Europe (Marine Isotopic Stage 3 / 60 000 - 24 000 years Before Present)
Supervisors: Ariane BURKE - Julien RIEL-SALVATORE
Start date: 2018
Scientific interests
Homo neanderthalensis
Marine Isotopic Stage 3
Climate variability
Modelling and Meta-analysis
My doctoral research addresses the impact of climatic variations on the last Neanderthal people settlement in Western Europe during the Last Glacial Period (marine isotopic stage 3). In this respect, this project proposes a multidisciplinary approach, based on a large number of variables (geographic, paleoclimatic, and paleoenvironmental), with a great resolution in space (15 km by 15 km) and time (several years). In particular we will attempt to test for the presence of refuges area in Iberia, in Italy, or in the Balkans.
Education
Since 2018. Ph.D. Anthropology (archaeology), Montreal University, QC, Canada
2017. M.S. in Prehistory, Geoarchaelogy, Archaeozoology – specialization Archeozoology, Bordeaux University, France. Thesis “Preliminary taphonomic study of the faunal assemblage from Sirogne Cave (Rocamadour, Lot, France)”
2015. B.A. Archaeology, specialization Art History and Archaeology, Bordeaux-Montaigne University, France
2014. D.E.U.G. Humanities, specialization History, Art History and Archaeology, Bordeaux-Montaigne University, France
SOLÈNE BOISARD
Human populations and Environments in Northwest Africa (MIS 4-2/ 70-11ka)
Supervisor: Ariane BURKE ; Colin WREN
Start date: 2019
Scientific interests
North-African prehistory
Raw material, lithic technology
Cultural taxonomy
GIS
My research focuses on the Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age in Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya). I use GIS models to explore how ecological conditions influence overarching cultural dynamics in Northwest Africa between 70,000 and 12,000 years ago (MIS 4-2).
Education
Since 2019. Ph.D. Anthropology (archaeology), Montreal University, QC, Canada
2019. D.E.S. Geomatic and Spatial analysis, Montreal University, QC, Canada
2018. M.S. Prehistory, Paleoenvironments, Archaeosciences, Nice-Sophia Antipolis University, France. Thesis “Iberomaurusian/LSA industries of El Hamel (Bou Saâda, Algeria). Contribution to the techno-economic study of the Tixier collections (1952-1953)”
2016. D.E.S., Archaeology and Cultural activities, Polytechnique Hauts-de-France University, France
2016. BA Fine Arts, Paris 8 University, France
Geneviève POTHIER BOUCHARD
genevieve.pothier.bouchard@umontreal.ca
A ZooMS-informed archaeozoological and taphonomic analysis comparing Neanderthal and Homo sapiens subsistence behaviors in Northwest Italy
Supervisor: Julien RIEL-SALVATORE ; Co-supervisor: Ariane BURKE
Start date: 2015 - CRSH Joseph-Arman-Bombardier Fellowship
Complete: 2021 (link thesis)
Scientific interests
Hunting strategies during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition
Prehistoric hunter-gatherer subsistence behaviors
Archaeozoology and taphonomy
Collagen fingerprinting (Zooarchaeology by Mass spectrometry)
My research interests are focused on the reconstruction of human subsistence behaviors during Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods. In my thesis I apply the ZooMS on the faunal collections excavated at Riparo Bombrini (Balzi Rossi), a site located in north-west Italy and spanning late archeological layers from the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition. The ZooMS allows to identify fragmented animal bones by using diagnostic peptides from the dominant collagen protein contained in bones as a fingerprint of animal species. I am also experimenting with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to detect the presence of collagen in bones and to study burned bones.
Education
2015-2021. Ph.D. Anthropology (Archaeozoology), Montreal University, Qc, Canada
2013-2015. M.A. Anthropology (Archaeozoology), Montreal University, Qc, Canada
2010-2013. Bachelor’s Honours, Baccalaureate in Anthropology (Archaeology)
Samuel SEURU
Agent-based modelling of human-prey interactions during the Last Glacial Maximum in the Iberian Peninsula: implications for livelihoods.
Supervisor: Ariane BURKE ; Co-supervisor: Liliana PEREZ
Start date: 2017
Complete: 2023
Scientific interests
Agent-based modelling
Optimal Foraging theory
Prey choice model
Last Glacial Maximum
During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in the Iberian Peninsula, a broadening of the diet of human populations is observed in the fossil record with the introduction of small faunas. Our research question focuses on the reasons for this expansion. Our main hypothesis, rather than a climatic stress, is that the increase in human density on a reduced living space has caused a strong hunting pressure on its high-ranking prey, leading to an expansion of their diet.
Education
Since 2017. Ph.D. Anthropology, Montreal University, QC, Canada ; Hominin Dispersal Research Group (HDRG) and Laboratory of Environmental Geosimulation (LEDGE)
2015. M.S. Earth Sciences, Universe and Environment, specialty Current and Past Geo-environments, Lille 1 University, France
2015. M.A. Geology, specialty Stratigraphy, Tomsk State University, Russia
2013. B.A. Earth Sciences, Pau et Pays de l’Adour University, France
DOMINIC ALAIN
Extrêmes climatiques en Zambie lors des périodes de Sahara vert et humide et impacts sur la dispersion et l’évolution des humains
Master thesis
Supervisor: Francesco PAUSATA
Complete: 2023 (link thesis)
Dans cette étude, nous utilisons un modèle climatique régional afin de simuler des périodes archétypes du Sahara vert, ainsi que désertique, sous des conditions d’insolation estivale boréale élevée et faible, et étudions les impacts résultant des changements climatiques et leurs extrêmes en Afrique centrale et australe, notamment dans la région centrale, la Zambie. Nos résultats indiquent des conditions plus chaudes et sèches sous les conditions du Sahara vert par rapport aux périodes du Sahara désertique. Plus précisément, les périodes de sécheresse sont allongées, et les températures extrêmes simulées sont plus chaudes en Zambie dans la simulation du Sahara vert. Nos résultats suggèrent que lors des périodes du Sahara désertique, la Zambie aurait possiblement offert de meilleures conditions environnementales pour les hominidés dans le grand plateau centrafricain. En revanche, les périodes du Sahara vert ont offert les conditions inverses, forçant potentiellement les populations d’hominidés de se disperser à travers les grandes vallées vers le plateau centrafricain ainsi que vers le nord via le Sahel et le Sahara
MARISSA JAYAWICKREMA
marissa.jayawickrema@umontreal.ca
CARRA2: un site du Paléolithique moyen dans la province de Guadalajara (Espagne) et son contexte régional
Master thesis
Supervisor: Ariane BURKE
Start date: 2023
Catharina IGREJAS LOPES MARTINS COSTA
catharina.igrejas.lopes.martins.costa@umontreal.ca
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Beringia through a GIS
Master thesis
Supervisor: Ariane BURKE
Start date: 2020
Complete: 2023 (link thesis)
Scientific interests
Peopling of the Americas
Upper Paleolithic
GIS Modelling
Lithic technology
My masters research focuses on the peopling of the Americas, more specifically on whether the “Beringian Standstill” hypothesis is viable (this hypothesis claims there was a genetic bottleneck in Beringia prior to or during the Last Glacial Maximum). I will therefore attempt to create a GIS-based map of Beringia through an analysis of the already published paleoenvironmental data from sites in Eastern (Alaska & Yukon) as well as Western (Eastern Siberia) Beringia, in order to determine the viability of the landscape for human migration into the American continent.
Education
2020-2023. MSc Anthropologie (archaelogy), University of Montreal, QC, Canada
2019. BA Archaeology, University College London, Londres, United Kingdom.Thesis: From Yukon to Piaui : A critical evaluation of the evidence for a ‘pre-Clovis’ presence in the Americas
FÉLIX MAROIS
Impact of aeolian sediment transport on calcified tissues: experimental taphonomy in subarctic conditions.
Master thesis
Supervisor: Ariane BURKE; James KING
Start date: 2020
Complete : 2023
Scientific Interests
Aeolian abrasion and polishing
Pseudo-tools
Experimental taphonomy
Peopling of the Americas
My masters research focuses on characterising the effects of wind-blown sediment on calcified tissues. I will experimentally polish bones and teeth to better understand and quantify the effects of wind abrasion on these tissues. This will allow me compare aeolian and anthropic polishing. I will then attempt to determine the cause of polishing observed on artefacts from the Late Pleistocene found at Old Crow Flats in the Yukon and thus hopefully contribute to the debate surrounding the early peopling of the Americas.
Education
Since 2019. MSc Anthropologie (archaelogy), University of Montreal, QC, Canada
2017. B.A. in Biology, Laval Universy, Québec, Qc, Canada.