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Marjolein Bosch
I am a doctoral candidate in the IMPRS – The Leipzig School of Human Origins program - at the Department of Human Evolution.
As a zooarchaeologist, my main interest lies in Palaeolithic faunal assemblages. My doctoral research focuses on subsistence behaviour of both Neanderthals and early modern humans in the Near East. It is often suggested that Neanderthals had higher energetic needs than early modern humans. My study will investigate in which ways this difference in energy requirements might be reflected in archaeological faunal assemblages using a diet breadth approach. The main site that I am working on is Ksâr ‘Akil (Lebanon). Ksâr ‘Akil is one of the key archaeological sites in the Near East covering a long time span from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Epi-Palaeolithic. Within this time both Neanderthals and modern humans were present in the Near East. By conducting a zooarchaeological study of Ksâr ‘Akil’s faunal assemblage I aim to assess Neanderthal and modern human subsistence behaviour through time.
In addition to my doctoral research I am involved in the study of an Upper Palaeolithic mammoth bone accumulation at the site of Grub-Kranawetberg (Austria). Prior to coming to Leipzig, I obtained a Master’s degree in archaeology from the University of Leiden (The Netherlands). For my Master’s thesis I studied mammoth remains from several sites in the middle Danube region.
Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
D-04103 Leipzig
Germany
| phone: | 0049 (0) 341 3550 764 |
| fax: | 0049 (0) 341 3550 399 |
| email: | marjolein_bosch eva.mpg.de |
