Curriculum vitae - Pacea

Curriculum vitae
Marian VANHAEREN
Born December 16th, 1974 in Leuven (Belgium)
CNRS researcher at the CNRS UMR 5199 PACEA, Université de Bordeaux
Bâtiment B8, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS 50023, F-33615 Pessac Cedex, France
Tel: (+33) (0)5 40 00 36 49, E-mail: marian.vanhaeren@ u-bordeaux.fr
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Scientific background
Undergraduate and graduate studies in Archaeology as well as in Social & Cultural Anthropology at the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and the Université Bordeaux 1 (France)
2002 PhD in Prehistory and Quaternary Geology at the Université Bordeaux 1(France)
2003-2005 Post-doc CNRS, Equipe Ethnologie préhistorique UMR 7041 ArScAn, 92023 Nanterre (France)
2005-2006 Post-doc Fondation Fyssen, AHRC Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity, University
College London, Royaume-Uni
2006 Research position at the French CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Distinctions
2011 Bronze Medal CNRS
2013-2014 Highly Cited Researcher (Reuters)
Diplomas
Université Bordeaux I (France)
 1998-2002 Doctorat Préhistoire et Géologie du Quaternaire
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1997-1998 D.E.A. Anthropologie, option Préhistoire
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 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
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1996-1997 Aggregatie Kunstwetenschappen
 1996-1997 Aanvullende studies sociale en culturele Anthropologie
 1994-1996 Licenciaat Archeologie, optie Prehistorie
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1992-1994 Kandidatuur Archeologie
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Languages
Nederlands (mother tongue) Français  English Deutsch  Español  Italiano  Bahasa
Indonesia (basic)
Interests
Study of ancient personal ornaments. Characterisation of prehistoric societies, in particular their social
organisation, exchange systems and ethno-cultural units, through the study of personal ornaments found in
burials and settlement sites. Ethnoarchaeological research on personal ornaments.
Skills
Creation de modern, fossil, experimental and ethnographic reference collections for the study of prehistoric
personal ornaments, taphonomic and technological analyses, microscopy, macrophotography, GIS,
multivariate statistical analyses, creation of databases.
Participation in / coordination of research programs
2012 – 2014 Ethnoparure. Funded by the Labex LaScArBx, M. Vanhaeren, W. Schiefenhövel (Dirs.)
2013 – 2014 Sino-French collaborative Programme Cai Yuanpei, F. d’Errico, Pei Shuwen (Dirs.)
2012 – 2015 Foss’Ile de France. Funded by the PICRI program of the Conseil Général Ile de France, M.
Vanhaeren, J.-M. Portier (Dirs.)
2008 – 2010 PROTEA. Funded by French-South Africa research program, F. d'Errico, C.
Henshilwood (Dirs.)
2008 – 2011 GDRI ChimArc, M. Regert (Dir.)
2007 – 2010 The Blombos Cave Project, National Geographic Scientific Research Grant, C.
Henshilwood (Dir.)
2007 – 2011 GDRI Sciences, Technologies, Art Rupestre, J.-M. Geneste, B. Smith (Dirs.)
2006 – 2008 Investigating the use of Nassarius kraussianus shells as ornamentation in the southern
African Middle Stone Age, International Collaborative Research Grant of the Wenner Gren Foundation
for Anthropological Research, C. Henshilwood, F. d’Errico (Dirs.)
2006 – 2010 Parures L'impact des transformations environnementales et économiques sur la conception
et la production des parures en Méditerranée (35,000-3,500 BC). ANR, C. Perlès (Dir.)
2006 – 2009 35,000 years of ornaments at Franchthi Cave, Argolid, The Institute for Aegean Prehistory
Research Grant, C. Perlès (Dir.)
2005 - 2008 RESOLuTION. Funded by the European Science Foundation EuroClimate program, B.
Wohlfarth (Dir.)
2004 -2010 Archéologie du Bassin Parisien. C. Karlin, P. Brun (Dirs.)
2004 - 2010 Paléolithique supérieur ancien dans le Bassin Parisien. PCR, P. Bodu (Dir.)
2004 - 2010 Habitats et peuplements tardiglaciaires dans le Bassin Parisien. PCR, B. Valentin (Dir.)
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2003 – 2007 Des bijoux aux territoires : spatialités ethnolinguistiques, génétiques et environnementales
des groupes humains du Paléolithique supérieur européen. Funded by the Ministère délégué à la
Recherche within the ACI Espaces et territoires program, F. d'Errico. (Dir.)
2003 - 2004 Mission archéologique Bulgarie. J.-L. Guadelli (Dir.)
2000 - 2001 La parole aux symboles. Les implications linguistiques de l'archéologie du langage et de la
diversification des langues. Funded by the CNRS Origine de l'Homme, du Langage et des Langues
program (OHLL) and the European Science Foundation Origin of Man, Language and Languages
program (OMLL), F. d'Errico (Dir.)
2000 - 2001 Excursions. Les accidents climatiques majeurs intervenus entre 38 ka et 8 ka et leur impact
sur les populations: le message des glaces, des océans, des lacs et des sites archéologiques. Funded by the
CNRS Eclipse program, M.F. Sanchez Goni (Dir.)
1998 - 2001 Création d’un environnement virtuel pour l’étude de l’art paléolithique. Funded by CNRS University Bristol research program, F. d’Errico, A. Chalmers (Dirs.)
Publications and presentations at conferences
1 book, more than 70 articles (in English, French, Spanish, German in books and in International Journals
such as Journal of Archaeological Science, Journal of Human Evolution, Journal of Anthropological
Archaeology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Science) and more than 60 presentations at
National and International conferences. See list of publications. Impact factor 01/03/2016 according to
www.harzing.com: h-index = 26, Citations = 3797).
Organisation of conferences
2005 Member of the organisation board of the « Exploring the potential of Eco-cultural Niche Modeling
for reconstructing the geography of past human populations » ESF OMLL Workshop, Les Eyzies, 23-25
September 2005
2001 Organisation of a symposium with F. d’Errico et A. Testart: « Le mobilier funéraire du
Paléolithique supérieur et du Mésolithique : nouvelles découvertes et approches méthodologiques »,
UISPP, Liège, 2-8 September 2001
Teaching
Annual teaching module (72h) on prehistoric art for undergraduates Université Bordeaux 3, occasional
teaching at Université Bordeaux 1, Université Paris 1, Université Paris 10, Museum National d’Histoire
Naturelle, Collège de France, Universität München, Universita di Ferrara, Cambridge University University
of Sheffield, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Instituto Português de Arqueologia,
Novosibirsk University and Academy of Science.
Co-direction of Masters
2007 – 2008 Codirection of one Master 1 (Université Paris 1)
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2006 – 2007 Codirection of one Master 2 (Université Paris 1)
2006 – 2007. Codirection of one Master 2 (Université de Bordeaux)
Co-direction of PhD
2007 – 2011. Codirection of a PhD (Université Bordeaux 1)
Dissemination
Participation in the organisation of 3 exhibitions, 4 heritage classes, 10 public lectures, 1 radio talk, 1
podcast, 4 presse releases. Comments in Journal du CNRS, Nature, Science, television (France Télévision),
newspapers (Le Monde, Le Figaro, La Libération, New York Times (USA) De Standaard (B), Telegraph
(UK), Diario de Yukatan (MX), Diario La Nacion (CL), El Mundo (S), Cape Argus (ZA),…), specialised
journals (La Recherche, Science & Vie, Science & Avenir, Pour la Science, World Archaeology, Discover
Magazine, …) and Radio (Radio France International, BBC, Caracol Radio Colombia,…). Portrait in
« Visages des Sciences 2012» de Cap Sciences.
Archaeological Excavations
2007 Quebrada de los Burros (Peru) : 11-4 ka BP (D. Lavallée & M.L Julien)
2005-2008 Les Rois (France) : Aurignacian (F. d’Errico & M. Vanhaeren)
2005 Pincevent (France) : Magdalenian (G. Gaucher & M. Orliac)
2004 Pincevent (France) : Magdalenian (M. Julien & P. Bodu)
1996 Tree-Rock-Shelter (Egypt) : Epipalaeolithic (Prof. P.-M. Vermeersch)
1995 Sodmein-Cave (Egypt) : Palaeolithic (Prof. P.-M. Vermeersch)
1994 Zonhoven-Molenheide (Belgium) : Epipalaeolithic (Prof. P.-M.Vermeersch)
1993 Spiere-Helekijn (Belgium) : Neolithic (Prof. P.-M. Vermeersch)
1992 Assent-Hermansheuvel (Belgium) : Mesolithic (Prof. P.-M. Vermeersch)
1991 Dilsen-Dilserheide (Belgium), Mesolithic (Prof. P.-M. Vermeersch)
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