My name is Nicole Boivin, and I conduct research at the interface between archaeology, anthropology, biology and ecology. My work explores how the past is relevant today, and takes me around the globe, from Africa to Australia.
Research Themes.
My research focuses on a core set of themes and questions:
Outreach & Media.
Clues to mysterious disappearance of North America’s large mammals 50,000 years ago found within ancient bone collagen. Frontiers Science News
Clues to mysterious disappearance of North America’s large mammals 50,000 years ago found within ancient bone collagen. Frontiers Science News
Major new research claims smaller-brained Homo naledi made rock art and buried the dead. But the evidence is lacking. The Conversation
Major new research claims smaller-brained Homo naledi made rock art and buried the dead. But the evidence is lacking. The Conversation
Indigenous stewardship linked to biodiversity. Cosmos