Hans Van Der Plicht
Professor
Archaeology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Since October 2004, with the appointment of J. van der Plicht as visiting professor, isotope archaeology has become incorporated into the Bio-Archaeology group. Van der Plicht is the scientific leader of the Radiocarbon Laboratory of the University of Groningen as well as a visiting professor in Leiden. Apart from 14C dating and its application to chronological questions in archaeology, stable isotope research (15N and 13C) is performed as well. The analysis of these isotopes from fossil bones allows conclusions about (palaeo)diet, migration, climate change and chronology to be made.
Research Interest
Archaeology
Publications
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Kuitems M., Plicht J. van der, Drücker D., Kolfschoten T. van, Palstra S.W.L. & Bocherens H. (2015), Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of well-preserved Middle Pleistocene bone collagen from Schöningen (Germany) and their palaeoecological implications, Journal of Human Evolution 89(1): 105-113.
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Funck J., Kolfschoten M. van & Plicht J. van der (2015), The stable isotopes 13C,15N in faunal bone of the Middle Pleistocene site Schöningen (Germany): statistical modeling, Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 45: 1-13.
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Kirillova I.V., Plicht J. van der, Gubin S.V., Zanina O.G., Chernova O.F., Lapteva E.G., Trofimova S.S., Zinovyev E.V., Zharov A.A., Fadeeva E.O., Kolfschoten T. van, Shidlovskiy F.K., Kotov & A.A. (2016), Taphonomic phenomenon of ancient hair from Glacial Beringia: perspectives for palaeoecological reconstructions, BOREAS 45(3): 455-469.
