My research focuses on the origins of modern humans from an archaeological perspective. To do this, I focus on human groups living in the Middle and Late Pleistocene, including Homo sapiens sapiens, Neanderthals, and other contemporary species. Geographically, I have excavated sites and worked on material from France, Israel, Turkey, Serbia, and, most recently, Morocco. I am particularly interested in issues related to human connectivity, including group size, population size, and social networks, and its role in the origins and development of cumulative culture.
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