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Dr Edouard Masson-MacLean

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Email Address: edouard.masson-maclean@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department: School of Geosciences

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Biography

I am a specialist in zooarchaeology with experience in archaeological excavation and survey practice, notably in Scotland and Alaska.

Qualifications

PHD Archaeology
2018 - University of Aberdeen
Title: Animals, Subsistence and Society in Yupik Prehistory (Supervisors: K. Britton, R. Knecht and K. Dobney) - Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Master (Research) Archaeology
2007 - University François Rabelais, Tours
Specialism: Zooarchaeology.

Exchange year: Université de Montréal, QC
Master (Professional) Archaeology
2006 - University François Rabelais, Tours
Specialism: Geomatics applied to Archaeology

Placement: University of Glasgow

Latest Publications

New zooarchaeological evidence from Pictish sites in Scotland: implications for early medieval economies and animal-human relationships
2023 - Published
Masson-MacLean, E., Niehaus, S., Fraser, E., Lee, V., Prado, S., Czére, O., Fawcett, J., O'Driscoll, J., Girdland-Flink, L., Noble, G., Britton, K.
Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, vol. 2, 1208908
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fearc.2023.1208908
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21517/1/Masson_MacLean_etal_FEA_New_Zooarchaeological_Evidence_AAM.pdf
Report on the 2022 excavations at Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK)
2023 - Published
Dinnis, R., Boulton, J., Bates, M., Chamberlain, A. T., Davies, J., Hopkins, R., Jimenez, E. L., Masson-Maclean, E., Mogg, J., Parfitt, S., Payne, N., Pickard, C., Stringer, C., Walker, E. A., Williams, D., French, J. C.
Cave and Karst Science, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 83-91
Contributions to Journals: Articles
The archaeological potential of Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, UK): results of the first fieldwork season
2022 - Published
Dinnis, R., Boulton, J., French, J. C., Buckley, M., Davies, J., Hervé, M., Howells, S., Jimenez, E. L., Ludlow, N., Masson-MaClean, E., Mogg, J., Pickard, C., Walker, E. A., Williams, D., Chamberlain, A. T., Stringer, C.
Cave and Karst Science, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 65-72
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Digitally Recording Excavations on a Budget: A (Low-Cost) DIY Approach from Scotland
2021 - Published
Masson-MacLean, E., O'Driscoll, J., McIver, C., Noble, G.
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 595–613
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2021.1970444
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18442/1/MacLean_etal_JFA_Digitally_Recording_Excavations_VoR.pdf
Palaeoproteomic analyses of dog palaeofaeces reveal a preserved dietary and host digestive proteome
2021 - Published
Runge, A. K., Hendy, J., Richter, K., Masson-MacLean, E., Britton, K., Mackie, M., McGrath, K., Collins, M., Cappellini, E., Speller, C.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 288, no. 1954, 20210020
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0020
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16925/1/Runge_etal_PRSB_Palaeoproteomic_analysis_of_VOR.pdf

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Research

Research Overview

My main research interests are in human-animal relationships and zooarchaeology (the study of animal bone from archaeological sites) including Medieval husbandry practises in Scotland and NW Europe and precontact subsistence strategies in the Western Arctic and SW Alaska more specifically. I also have a strong interest in the application of digital technologies to archaeological practice.

Research Areas

Archaeology

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Research Specialisms

Archaeology
Archaeological Sciences
Geographical Information Systems

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Collaborations

Laboratoire Chrono-environnement, Université de Franche-Comté.

Publications

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New zooarchaeological evidence from Pictish sites in Scotland: implications for early medieval economies and animal-human relationships
2023 - Published
Masson-MacLean, E., Niehaus, S., Fraser, E., Lee, V., Prado, S., Czére, O., Fawcett, J., O'Driscoll, J., Girdland-Flink, L., Noble, G., Britton, K.
Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, vol. 2, 1208908
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fearc.2023.1208908
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21517/1/Masson_MacLean_etal_FEA_New_Zooarchaeological_Evidence_AAM.pdf
Report on the 2022 excavations at Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK)
2023 - Published
Dinnis, R., Boulton, J., Bates, M., Chamberlain, A. T., Davies, J., Hopkins, R., Jimenez, E. L., Masson-Maclean, E., Mogg, J., Parfitt, S., Payne, N., Pickard, C., Stringer, C., Walker, E. A., Williams, D., French, J. C.
Cave and Karst Science, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 83-91
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23556/1/Dinis_etal_CaKS_Report_on_the_2022_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/report-on-the-2022-excavations-at-wogan-cavern-pembroke-pembrokes
- [ONLINE] Cave & Karst Science 50 (2)
The archaeological potential of Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, UK): results of the first fieldwork season
2022 - Published
Dinnis, R., Boulton, J., French, J. C., Buckley, M., Davies, J., Hervé, M., Howells, S., Jimenez, E. L., Ludlow, N., Masson-MaClean, E., Mogg, J., Pickard, C., Walker, E. A., Williams, D., Chamberlain, A. T., Stringer, C.
Cave and Karst Science, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 65-72
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/the-archaeological-potential-of-wogan-cavern-pembroke-uk-results-
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22208/1/Dinnis_etal_CKS_The_Archaeological_Potential_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/the-archaeological-potential-of-wogan-cavern-pembroke-uk-results-
- [ONLINE] Cave & Karst Science 49 (2)
Digitally Recording Excavations on a Budget: A (Low-Cost) DIY Approach from Scotland
2021 - Published
Masson-MacLean, E., O'Driscoll, J., McIver, C., Noble, G.
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 595–613
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2021.1970444
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18442/1/MacLean_etal_JFA_Digitally_Recording_Excavations_VoR.pdf
Palaeoproteomic analyses of dog palaeofaeces reveal a preserved dietary and host digestive proteome
2021 - Published
Runge, A. K., Hendy, J., Richter, K., Masson-MacLean, E., Britton, K., Mackie, M., McGrath, K., Collins, M., Cappellini, E., Speller, C.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 288, no. 1954, 20210020
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0020
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16925/1/Runge_etal_PRSB_Palaeoproteomic_analysis_of_VOR.pdf
New dates for enclosed sites in north-east Scotland: results of excavations by the Northern Picts project
2020 - Published
Noble, G., O'Driscoll, J., MacIver, C., Masson-MacLean, E., Sveinbjarnarson, O.
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. 149, pp. 165-196
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.149.1290
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15348/1/Noble_PSAS_NewDatesForEnclosedSites_AAM.pdf
Les pointes de projectiles polies du site de Nunalleq (village d’Agaligmiut), sud-ouest de l’Alaska: Une nouvelle approche des Bow-and-Arrow Wars chez les Yupiit
2020 - Published
Gómez Coutouly, Y. A., Knecht, R., Masson-MacLean, E.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 53–83
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.jstor.org/stable/26945905
Activity Areas or Conflict Episode? Interpreting the Spatial Patterning of Lice and Fleas at the Precontact Yup’ik Site of Nunalleq (16-17th Centuries AD, Alaska)
2020 - Published
Forbes, V., Huchet, J., Gómez Coutouly, Y. A., Masson-MacLean, J., Masson-MacLean, E., Britton, K., Hillerdal, C., Knecht, R., Ledger, P., Mcmanus-Fry, E. T.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 197-221
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1071945ar
Pre-contact adaptations to the Little Ice Age in Southwest Alaska: New evidence from the Nunalleq site
2020 - Published
Masson-MacLean, E., Houmard, C., Knecht, R., Sidéra, I., Dobney, K., Britton, K.
Quaternary International, vol. 549, pp. 130-141
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.05.003
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15121/1/Masson_MacLean_et_al_QuaInt_Pre_contact_adaptations_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.05.003
Dunnicaer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: a Roman Iron Age promontory fort beyond the frontier
2020 - Published
Noble, G., Evans, N., Hamilton, D., MacIver, C., Masson-MacLean, E., O'Driscoll, J., Cruickshanks, G., Hunter, F., Ingemark, D., Mainland, I., Taylor, S., Wallace, C.
Archaeological Journal, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 256-338
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00665983.2020.1724050
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17575/1/Noble_et_al_AJ_DunnicaerAberdeenshireScotland_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
What's the Catch?: Archaeological application of rapid collagen-based species identification for Pacific Salmon
2020 - Published
Korzow-Richter, K., McGrath, K., Masson-MacLean, E., Hickinbotham, S., Tedder, A., Britton, K., Bottomley, Z., Dobney, K., Hulme-Beaman, A., Zona, M., Fischer, R., Collins, M., Speller, C.
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 116, 105116
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105116
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic
2019 - Published
Ameen, C., Feuerborn, T., Linderholm, A., Brown, S., Hulme-Beaman, A., Lebrasseur, O., Sinding, M. S., Lounsberry, Z. T., Lin, A., Appelt, M., Bachmann, L., Britton, K. H., Betts, M., Darwent, J., Dietz, R., Fredholm, M., Gopalakrishnan, S., Goriunova, O. I., Grønnow, B., Haile, J., Hallsson, J. H., Harrison, R., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Knecht, R., Losey, R. J., Masson-MacLean, E., McGovern, T. H., McManus-Fry, E. T., Meldgaard, M., Midtdal, ?., Moss, M. L., Nikitin, I. G., Nomokonova, T., Pálsdóttir, A. H., Perri, A., Popov, A. N., Rankin, L., Reuther, J. D., Sablin, M., Schmidt, A. L., Shirar, S., Smirarowski, K., Sonne, C., Stiner, M. C., Vasyukov, M., West, C. F., Ween, G. B., Wennerberg, S. E., Wiig, ?., Woollett, J., Dalen, L., Hansen, A. J., Gilbert, T., Sacks, B., Frantz, L., Larson, G., Dobney, K., Darwent, C. M., Evin, A.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 286, no. 1916, 20191929
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1929
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13331/1/Ammen_etal_rspb_specialized_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Kinneddar: A Major Ecclesiastical Centre of the Picts
2019 - Published
Noble, G., Cruickshanks, G., Dunbar, L., Evans, N., Hall, D., Hamilton, D., MacIver, C., Masson-MacLean, E., O'Driscoll, J., Paskulin, L., Sveinbjarnarson, O.
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. 148, pp. 113-145
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.148.1271
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11842/1/Kinneddar_final_Nov_2018_Combined_files.pdf
- [ONLINE] Need to replace accepted manuscript statement when published
The archaeology of dogs at the precontact Yup’ik site of Nunalleq, Western Alaska
2019 - Accepted/In press
Masson-MacLean, E., McManus-Fry, E., Britton, K.
Beyond Domestication: Archaeological Investigations into the Human-Canine Connection. Burtt, A., Bethke, B. (eds.). University Press of Florida
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Assessing the ploughzone: The impact of cultivation on artefact survival and the cost/benefits of topsoil stripping prior to excavation
2019 - Published
Noble, G., Lamont, P., Masson-MacLean, E.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol. 23, pp. 549-558
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.11.015
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11646/1/Assessing_the_ploughzone.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Hunted and Honoured: Animal Representations in Precontact Masks from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
2019 - Published
Mossolova, A., Knecht, R., Masson-MacLean, E., Houmard, C.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, pp. 107-136
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.jstor.org/stable/26945907
Investigating the Utility of Birds in Pre-Contact Yup’ik Subsistence: A Preliminary Analysis of the Avian Remains from Nunalleq
2019 - Published
Masson-MacLean, E., Houmard, C., Knecht, R., Moss, M. L.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 169-196
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.jstor.org/stable/26945909
L’exploitation du bois de caribou chez les peuples Yupiit pendant la période pré-contact (Nunalleq, GDN-248)
2019 - Published
Houmard, C., Masson-MacLean, E., Sidéra, I., Knecht, R.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 137-168
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26945908
The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artefacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
2019 - Published
Masson-MacLean, J., Masson-MacLean, E., Knecht, R.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 85-106
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://www.etudes-inuit-studies.ulaval.ca/en/article/1438
Isotopes and new norms: investigating the emergence of early modern UK breastfeeding practices at St. Nicholas Kirk, Aberdeen
2018 - Published
Britton, K., McManus-Fry, E., Cameron, A., Duffy, P., Masson-MacLean, E., Czere, O., Smith, N., Stones, J., Winfield, A., Müldner, G.
International journal of osteoarchaeology, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 510-522
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2678
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13131/1/Britton_et_al._IJO_in_press_inc_supp_mat.pdf

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Latest Publications

New zooarchaeological evidence from Pictish sites in Scotland: implications for early medieval economies and animal-human relationships

Report on the 2022 excavations at Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK)

The archaeological potential of Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, UK): results of the first fieldwork season

Digitally Recording Excavations on a Budget: A (Low-Cost) DIY Approach from Scotland

Palaeoproteomic analyses of dog palaeofaeces reveal a preserved dietary and host digestive proteome

Research Overview

Research Areas

Archaeology

Research Specialisms

Collaborations

New zooarchaeological evidence from Pictish sites in Scotland: implications for early medieval economies and animal-human relationships

Report on the 2022 excavations at Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK)

The archaeological potential of Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, UK): results of the first fieldwork season

Digitally Recording Excavations on a Budget: A (Low-Cost) DIY Approach from Scotland

Palaeoproteomic analyses of dog palaeofaeces reveal a preserved dietary and host digestive proteome

New dates for enclosed sites in north-east Scotland: results of excavations by the Northern Picts project

Les pointes de projectiles polies du site de Nunalleq (village d’Agaligmiut), sud-ouest de l’Alaska: Une nouvelle approche des Bow-and-Arrow Wars chez les Yupiit

Activity Areas or Conflict Episode? Interpreting the Spatial Patterning of Lice and Fleas at the Precontact Yup’ik Site of Nunalleq (16-17th Centuries AD, Alaska)

Pre-contact adaptations to the Little Ice Age in Southwest Alaska: New evidence from the Nunalleq site

Dunnicaer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: a Roman Iron Age promontory fort beyond the frontier

What's the Catch?: Archaeological application of rapid collagen-based species identification for Pacific Salmon

Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic

Kinneddar: A Major Ecclesiastical Centre of the Picts

The archaeology of dogs at the precontact Yup’ik site of Nunalleq, Western Alaska

Assessing the ploughzone: The impact of cultivation on artefact survival and the cost/benefits of topsoil stripping prior to excavation

Hunted and Honoured: Animal Representations in Precontact Masks from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska

Investigating the Utility of Birds in Pre-Contact Yup’ik Subsistence: A Preliminary Analysis of the Avian Remains from Nunalleq

L’exploitation du bois de caribou chez les peuples Yupiit pendant la période pré-contact (Nunalleq, GDN-248)

The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artefacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska

Isotopes and new norms: investigating the emergence of early modern UK breastfeeding practices at St. Nicholas Kirk, Aberdeen

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