Clara Boulanger
@clarabou.bsky.social
British Academy Research Fellow
@uclarchaeology.bsky.social @MNHN
Coastal archaeologist and ichthyoarchaeologist 🐡 | Island Southeast Asia 🏝️
@uclarchaeology.bsky.social @MNHN
Coastal archaeologist and ichthyoarchaeologist 🐡 | Island Southeast Asia 🏝️
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Clara Boulanger
@clarabou.bsky.social
· Oct 29
ZooMS as a tool for understanding prehistoric pelagic fishing: Insights from archaeological shark and scombrid remains on Fais Island, Micronesia, over the last two millennia
The capture of fast-moving marine predators, such as sharks and scombrids, played a crucial role in human subsistence and cultural evolution, with adv…
www.sciencedirect.com
Very pleased about this paper that came out today 🐟🦈https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440325002353
Reposted by Clara Boulanger
Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026!
Join us for two days of all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June.
Call for papers is now open and tickets are on sale! Check out our website for more information.
sites.google.com/view/unravel...
Join us for two days of all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June.
Call for papers is now open and tickets are on sale! Check out our website for more information.
sites.google.com/view/unravel...
Unravelling the Palaeolithic
Welcome to the website for the Unravelling the Palaeolithic conference 2026!
Unravelling the Palaeolithic is an ECR and student-led conference with a history of showcasing excellence in research in P...
sites.google.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026!
Join us for two days of all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June.
Call for papers is now open and tickets are on sale! Check out our website for more information.
sites.google.com/view/unravel...
Join us for two days of all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June.
Call for papers is now open and tickets are on sale! Check out our website for more information.
sites.google.com/view/unravel...
Very pleased about this paper that came out today 🐟🦈https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440325002353
ZooMS as a tool for understanding prehistoric pelagic fishing: Insights from archaeological shark and scombrid remains on Fais Island, Micronesia, over the last two millennia
The capture of fast-moving marine predators, such as sharks and scombrids, played a crucial role in human subsistence and cultural evolution, with adv…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Very pleased about this paper that came out today 🐟🦈https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440325002353
Reposted by Clara Boulanger
Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
August 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Reposted by Clara Boulanger
Sharing our new paper on the climate during the last years of the Classic Maya civilisation - for the first time we can tell the exact length of the severe droughts the Maya faced.
cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse
A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, chemical fingerprints from a stalagmite in a Mexi...
cam.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Sharing our new paper on the climate during the last years of the Classic Maya civilisation - for the first time we can tell the exact length of the severe droughts the Maya faced.
cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@earthscicam.bsky.social
cam.ac.uk/stories/mexi...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@earthscicam.bsky.social
Reposted by Clara Boulanger
Wrasses and parrotfish (family Labridae) are among the most diverse lineages of reef fishes on earth. A new study sheds light on Labridae diversification during the Miocene.
Painting reef fish is so rewarding because I get to use some vibrant colors. Hello, turquoise and magenta!
#sciart 🧪
Painting reef fish is so rewarding because I get to use some vibrant colors. Hello, turquoise and magenta!
#sciart 🧪
May 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Wrasses and parrotfish (family Labridae) are among the most diverse lineages of reef fishes on earth. A new study sheds light on Labridae diversification during the Miocene.
Painting reef fish is so rewarding because I get to use some vibrant colors. Hello, turquoise and magenta!
#sciart 🧪
Painting reef fish is so rewarding because I get to use some vibrant colors. Hello, turquoise and magenta!
#sciart 🧪
Reposted by Clara Boulanger
In @nature.com we show that humans lived in rainforests ~150,000 years ago – over double the previous oldest estimate. Their presence in West Africa’s rainforests demonstrates the spread of early humans and places ecological diversity at the heart of our species.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Humans in Africa’s wet tropical forests 150 thousand years ago - Nature
The identification of tools dated to the time of Homo sapiens associated with microfloral evidence of wet tropical forests indicates that West African forests were occupied by humans much earlier...
www.nature.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In @nature.com we show that humans lived in rainforests ~150,000 years ago – over double the previous oldest estimate. Their presence in West Africa’s rainforests demonstrates the spread of early humans and places ecological diversity at the heart of our species.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The first paper of our special issue on fish remains 🐟 is published: www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
Frontiers | Ichthyoarchaeological perspectives on roles of fish and red meat during Indus Civilization in Gujarat, India
www.frontiersin.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The first paper of our special issue on fish remains 🐟 is published: www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
Reposted by Clara Boulanger
TIL it is possible to identify both modern and archaeological #shark and #ray skeletal tissues using collagen peptide mass fingerprinting. 🐟🧪 #TheMoreYouKnow
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Frontiers | Species identification of modern and archaeological shark and ray skeletal tissues using collagen peptide mass fingerprinting
IntroductionElasmobranchs, such as sharks and rays, are among the world’s most endangered vertebrates, with over 70% loss in abundance over the past 50 years...
www.frontiersin.org
November 26, 2024 at 4:19 PM
TIL it is possible to identify both modern and archaeological #shark and #ray skeletal tissues using collagen peptide mass fingerprinting. 🐟🧪 #TheMoreYouKnow
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
