Category: Kenya

BARBONI Doris
– INSU UMR 7330 –
CEREGE
– Aix-en-Provence –

Doris BARBONI CNRS Researcher INSU, UMR 7330 CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence barboni[at]cerege.fr Personal page I study fossil pollen and phytoliths as paleobotanical markers of past vegetation in order to reconstruct paleovegetations associated with Mio-Pliocene and Pleistocene hominins in Central and East Africa. I am interested in the interactions between plants, vegetation and present-day climate in the tropics,…
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BOËS Xavier
– INEE UMR 7194 –
Musée de l’Homme
– Paris –

Xavier BOËS Researcher INEE, UMR 7194 INHP, Musée de l’Homme, Paris xavier.boes[at]inrap.fr Personal page I am a limnogeologist based at the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Preventives (National Institute of Preventative Archaeological Research, or INRAP) in Lyon, France. Prior to joining the WTAP in 2010 and refocusing my work on the East African Rift System…
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BOISSERIE Jean-Renaud
– INEE UMR 7262 –
PALEVOPRIM
– Univ. Poitiers –

Jean-Renaud BOISSERIE CNRS senior Researcher INEE, UMR 7262 PALEVOPRIM Université de Poitiers jean.renaud.boisserie[at]univ-poitiers.fr Personal page I study the evolutionary history of extinct large mammals, their impact on their fossil ecosystems, and the factors that shaped their paleobiology and ecological niches. In particular I work in the Lower Omo Valley, with the multidisciplinary team Omo Group…
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DAVTIAN Gourguen
– INEE UMR 7264
CEPAM
– Univ. Nice –

DAVTIAN Gourguen Research Engineer CNRS INEE, UMR 7264 CEPAM, Université de Nice gourguen.davtian[at]cepam.cnrs.fr Personal page Expertises / Field to study Geography Hydrogeology Modeling Countries of activity in the Rift Ethiopia Kenya GDR Rift Research theme The Rift Heritages Natural resources Training / Education Search for GDR Rift members by Institute / Laboratory / Other Expertises…
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DENYS Christiane
– INEE UMR 7205 –
ISYEB
– MNHN, Paris –

Christiane DENYS Professor INEE, UMR 7205, ISYEB, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité MNHN, Paris christiane.denys[at]mnhn.fr Personal page Plio-Pleistocene rodents evolution in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and palaeoenvironmental analyses. Taphonomic studies of small mammals assemblages from modern owl and diurnal raptors pellets (establishement of a reference collection). Expertises / Field of study Evolution Paleoenvironment Paleontology Countries of…
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FOURVEL Jean-Baptiste
– INEE UMR 7269 –
LAMPEA
– Aix-en-Provence –

Jean-Baptiste FOURVEL CNRS Researcher INEE, UMR 7269 LAMPEA, Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique Aix-en-Provence jbfourvel[at]yahoo.com Personal page My research addresses the role of predation and competition pressure between hominin and carnivore and their fundamental roles in the evolution of the paleoecological status of Hominins (from prey and opportunistic collector to predator). My research fields…
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GAUCHEREL Cédric
– INRAE, UMR AMAP –
dept ECODIV
– Cirad, Montpellier –

Cédric GAUCHEREL INRAE Researcher INRAE, UMR AMAP, dept ECODIV Cirad, Montpellier cedric.gaucherel[at]inrae.fr Personal page Expertises / Field to study Ecology Modeling Philosophy Countries of activity in the Rift Kenya Tanzania Uganda GDR Rift partners Nelson Mandela Institute Oikos East Africa Iles de Paix GDR Rift Research theme The Rift heritages Resources Search for GDR Rift…
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HAZARD Benoît
– INSHS UMR 8177 –
CNRS / EHESS
– Paris –

Benoît HAZARD CNRS Researcher INSHS, UMR 8177 CNRS/EHESS, Paris benoit.hazard[at]ehess.fr Personal page Expertises / Field of study Anthropology Archeology Countries of activity in the Rift Kenya Tanzania GDR Rift partners National Museums of Kenya Jaramogi Oringa Odinga University Maasai Mara University (Narok) GDR Rift research theme Systems dynamics Natural resources Training / Education Search for…
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PRAT Sandrine
– INEE UMR 7194 –
HNHP PaléoFED
– MNHN, Paris –

Sandrine PRAT CNRS senior Researcher INEE, UMR 7194 HNHP PaléoFED, MNHN, Paris sandrine.prat[at]mnhn.fr Personal page My research focuses on the morphological diversity of Pliocene hominins and the emergence of our genus (the genus Homo) from a taxonomic and phylogenetic perspective, the relationship between hominins and material culture, and the dynamics of settlement both between East…
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SENUT Brigitte
– INEE UMR 7207 –
CR2P
– MNHN, Paris –

Brigitte SENUT Professor INEE, UMR 7207 CR2P, MNHN, Paris brigitte.senut[at]mnhn.fr Personal page Expertises / Field to study Paleoanthropology Paleoenvironment Paleontology Countries of activity in the Rift Kenya Uganda GDR Rift partners Uganda Museum Kampala Egerton University OCO GDR Rift Research theme The Rift heritages Systems dynamics Training / Education Search for GDR Rift members by…
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