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Université de Bordeaux

Guilhem Mauran

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Postdoctoral fellowship in Pigment and Residue Analysis

UMR PACEA 5199
University of Bordeaux
Bât B2
Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire CS 50023
33615 PESSAC Cedex

GPR Human Past - WP4 Action 1

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Research Interests

Guilhem Mauran is an archaeometrist specialist of southern African Stone Ages ochre, pigment and residues. His research focus on the emergence and diversification of past communities’ economic, technical and cultural behaviors. Through the analyses of Middle and Later Stone Age ochre exploitation, he investigates past populations technical knowledge and skills transmission, coloring raw materials circulation, past population procurement strategies, mobility and trade networks.

To understand as much as possible past ochre exploitation, he carries out experiments, he analyses geological ochre outcrops as well as archaeological ochre fragments, residues and pigment through multi-scalar analysis including but not restricted to petrography, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, inductively coupled plasma-optical-emission- spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma-mass-spectrometry. His mains fieldworks are located in mountainous ranges of southern Africa: the Erongo mountains (Namibia), the south African Waterberg plateau (South Africa) and the Maloti-Drakensberg (South Africa and Lesotho).

Curriculum Vitae

Current Position

September 2022

Postdoctoral researcher on pigment and residue analyses, PACEA (UMR 5199 CNRS / Univ Bordeaux) – GPR Human Past. Supervisors: Francesco d’ Errico and Alain Quefellec

Education

2016-2019    

PhD in Prehistory, National Museum of Natural History, Paris

2014-2016      

Master degree in Archaeological Materials Sciences ARCHMAT University of Evora, University of Aristoteles Thessaloniki, University of la Sapienza

 2011-2015   

Advanced Master in Science and Technology, ESPCI Paris, Paris

Professional Work Experience

Field Laboratory

Mar- Aug 2022

Postdoctoral position in coloring materials characterization, TRACES, University of Toulouse (France)

2020-2022    

Postdoctoral position in residues analyses, ESI, University of the Witwatersrand, (South Africa)

2016-2019                

PhD position, Namibian colouring materials and rock art pigment analyses, Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (France)

 Feb-Sept  2016       

Internship, Microorganisms and cave art taphonomy of Escoural Cave (Portugal) HERCULES, University of Evora (Portugal)

March-Sept 2014

Internship, Cave wall taphonomy at the laboratory cave of Leye (France) CRP2A, University Bordeaux-Montaigne (France)

 Jul-Aug 2011        

Internship, Sediment taphonomy at Caune de l’Arago (France) Centre Européen de Recherches Préhistoriques de Tautavel (France)

Archaeological Fieldwork Experience

  • Kaingo Rock Shelter (September 2021), director: L. Wadley (ESI)
  • Matatiele raw material survey (April 2021), director: S. Challis (RARI)
  • Mwuus’Cave raw materials survey (March 2021), director: P. de la Peña (ESI)
  • Red Balloon Rock Shelter (September 2020), director: L. Wadley (ESI)
  • Grotte aux Points (November 2019 and February 2022), director: J. Monney (EDYTEM)
  • Leopard Cave Rock Shelter (September 2016, 2017 and 2018), director: D. Pleurdeau (HNHP)
  • Cromlech dos Almendres (September 2014), director: L. Rocha (Evora)
  • Caune de l’Arago (July 2009, 2010), director: C. Perrenoud (HNHP)
  • Le Bas des Flenats, Muides-sur Loire (July, 2004-2008), director: R. Irribaria

Technical Skills

Ochre analyses, GIS, pXRF, PIXE, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDS, geological and archaeological surveys, rock art pigment analyses

PUBLICATION

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guilhem-Mauran/research