#  Femke Reidsma 

Post-Doctoral Fellow

 

 

 



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 email <fhreidsma@fas.harvard.edu> 

 



 

I am an archaeologist and geochemist who explores the role of fire in human evolution by combining proxies, concepts, and methods from various disciplines with archaeological data. I am particularly interested in the relationship between hominins, (natural) fire, and the environment, and how this may have shaped different aspects of our lineage. At HEB I work on tracing changes through time by applying biomarker geochemistry to Pleistocene sediments from key archaeological sites in Europe.



 

 

 





 

 

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