Aline GALLAND Postdoctoral researcher INEE, UMR 5199 PACEA, University of Bordeaux aline.galland[at]outlook.fr My research focuses on very ancient archaeological sites (Oldowan) and aims to understand the production, function, and preservation of stone tools made by hominins living within the East African Rift. My field of research is currently located in the Lower Omo Valley (Shungura…
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Gettie Yared ASSEFA PhD Student INEE, UMR 5199 PACEA, Université de Bordeaux yaredsefa[at]gmail.com Currently working as curator at the National Museum of Ethiopia in paleoanthropology, in Addis Ababa, and PhD student in PACEA lab in Bordeaux for African hominin fossils study, especially dental material. Expertises / Field to study Paleoanthropology Countries of activity in the…
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Tomas Getachew BEDANE PhD Student INEE, UMR 7262 PALEVOPRIM, Université de Poitiers tomas.getachew.bedane[at]univ-poitiers.fr Personal page Currently, I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Poitiers. My research interest focuses in exploring the relationships between morphology and dietary behavior of megaherbivores (proboscidean; elephants, and their relatives) revealed from hominid bearing sites of the Afar Rift…
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Alicia BLASI-TOCCACCELI PhD Student INEE, UMR 7262 PALEVOPRIM, Université de Poitiers alicia.blasi.toccacceli[at]univ-poitiers.fr Personal page I study functional anatomy of plio-pleistocene hominins’ shoulder with biomecanical modeling methods. Notably, I work with Omo Group Research Expedition from the lower Omo Valley. Expertises / Field to study Modeling Paleoanthropology Countries of activity in the Rift Ethiopia GDR Rift…
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Cécile BLONDEL Assistant Professor INEE, UMR 7262 PALEVOPRIM, Université de Poitiers cecile.blondel[at]univ-poitiers.fr Personal page Expertises / Field to study Paleoecology Paleoenvironment Paleontology Countries of activity in the Rift Ethiopia GDR Rift Research theme The Rift heritages Search for GDR Rift members by Institute / Laboratory / Other Expertises / Field of study Countries of activity…
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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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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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Gudrun BORNETTE Researcher Director CNRS INEE, UR 6249, Chrono-environnement Université de Franche Comte gudrun.bornette[at]univ-fcomte.fr Personal page The project aims to investigate the geological (including geomorphological, hydrogeological, and volcano-tectonic activity) and ecological causalities of the temporal dynamics and spatial distribution of cholera outbreaks along the rift. It is based on the documentation of the volcano-tectonic characteristics…
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Laurent BRUXELLES CNRS Researcher INEE, UMR 5608 TRACES, Université de Toulouse laurent.bruxelles[at]inrap.fr Personal page Expertises / Field to study Evolution Geography Sedimentology Countries of activity in the Rift Bostwana Djibouti Ethiopia Mozambique Somaliland GDR Rift Research theme The Rift heritages Systems dynamics Search for GDR Rift members by Institute / Laboratory / Other Expertises /…
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Jessie CAULIEZ CNRS Researcher INEE, UMR 5608, Laboratoire TRACES Université Toulouse jessie.cauliez[at]univ-tlse2.fr Personal page Jessie Cauliez, archaeologist, ethno-archaeologist, specialist in prehistory and research fellow at the CNRS, has been leading the Franco-Djiboutian mission PSPCA “First food Production Societies in the Horn of Africa” since 2014. She is a member of the Mixed Research Unit 5608…
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