Associate Professor. UCL. Prehistorian. Passionate about human origins, Neanderthal archaeology, Palaeolithic cultures and Ice Age geoarchaeology.
Joined March 2009
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Applications are now open to join our 2026 UCL Master's programme in human evolution. Covering the Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthropology & other key disciplines, the course is designed to equip you for a career in the deep human past. #PaPa 🦣📷tinyurl.com/5duy6twh
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120,000-year-old European fallow deer—tracing the loss of genetic diversity phys.org/news/2026-06-year-e… via @physorg_com
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I'm going to be talking on Neanderthal structures and Middle Palaeolithic monuments in York, June 6th, as part of a day celebrating Prof Spikins and the adaptive success of these remarkable Ice Age peoples.
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May 16
The Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026 (preliminary) conference program is now available!
Join us 19th/20th June for two days of excellent presentations on all things Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthrolopology, & Pleistocene.
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The Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026 (preliminary) conference program is now available!
Join us 19th/20th June for 2 days of excellent presentations on all things Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthrolopology, & Pleistocene.
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May 9
Like the long orbital cycle of Halley's Comet, the Stonehenge Tunnel debate moves towards Aphelion. In 10 years time momentum will build towards plans for a new tunnel. It's possible the trilithons were placed so this cycle could be accurately predicted.
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Mar 4
Applications are now open to join our 2026 UCL Master's programme in human evolution. Covering the Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthropology & other key disciplines, the course is designed to equip you for a career in the deep human past. #PaPa 🦣📷tinyurl.com/5duy6twh
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May 6
I'm at Queen Mary and Westfield today for the 5th Pathways to Ancient Britain workshop. Presenting on our research on Ice Age Jersey the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in La Mancheland. #IceAgeIsland 🦣🏺
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PSA for anyone experiencing adverse weather. I am not in Jersey right now.
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The Kabua 1 Skull: What a Long-Neglected Kenyan Fossil Says About Late Pleistocene Human Diversity. Dated to at least 64,000 years old, the Kabua 1 cranium is mostly Homo sapiens and partly something harder to place anthropology.net/p/the-kabua…
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Apr 22
Ancient DNA reveals a hidden Neanderthal group frozen in time | ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
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Apr 11
'It adds to the evidence from across Britain for the Clactonian (core & flake) & Acheulean (handaxes) as successive industries of the Hoxnian Interglacial (MIS 11c)' New evidence for the Clactonian-Acheulean succession during MIS 11 from Devereux's Pit, Suffolk sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Apr 10
Richard Wrangham, anthropologist: ‘Humans domesticated ourselves by defeating our alpha male ancestors’ english.elpais.com/science-t… via @elpaisinenglish
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This Exceptionally Preserved Neanderthal Appears To Have Been Buried On Purpose In France 40,000 Years Ago iflscience.com/this-exceptio…
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Mar 27
Applications are now open to join the 2026 UCL Master's programme in human evolution. Covering the Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthropology & other key disciplines, the course is designed to equip you for a career in the deep human past. #PaPa 🦣📷tinyurl.com/5duy6twh
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Mar 26
Great to see our paper on ancient dogs published yesterday! And all credit to Simon Parfitt, who recognised there were dogs at Gough's Cave long before there was any aDNA evidence of it...
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Welcoming the Equinox light in at La Hougue Bie. A deliberate and powerful Neolithic alignment that illuminates the burial chamber just twice a year. Very lucky to be invited to witness this prehistoric spectacle. 🇯🇪🏺@SocieteJersiaise @JerseyHeritage
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For #MotheringSunday and #StandingStoneSunday
La Gran' Mère de Chimquiere (Translation: The Grandmother of the Cemetery)Late Neolithic? statue Menhir, possibly reworked in the Gallo-roman period. 1.65m high and now standing guard at the entrance to St Martin's Church. Guernsey.🏺
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This is our brilliant (and growing) MSc Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology teaching team. Come to @ucl.ac.uk and study with these experts in human evolution, Palaeolithic archaeology and Quaternary science. 🏺🦣🧪🧬🦴
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ALT MSc in Palaeoanthropology & Palaeolithic Archaeology Teaching Team Prof. Aida Gomez-Robles Prof. Christophe Soligo Simon Parfitt Prof. Rhiannon Stevens Prof. Chris Stringer Dr Silvia Bello Prof. Nick Ashton Prof. Mark Thomas Dr. Claire Lucas Dr Phil Hopley Caitlin Withnell Dr Beccy Scott Prof. Aida Andres Letty Ingrey Prof. Garrett Hellenthal Dr Matt Pope
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Mar 13
Here I witter on about Rapa Nui, the Routledges, Heyerdahl and other topics from my book, all but nonstop for an hour (I at least find these things endlessly fascinating!)
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Revisiting Creswell Crags: applying digital methods to reassess the northernmost examples of Upper Palaeolithic cave art tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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