Dr THOMAS CUCCHI

Dr THOMAS CUCCHI The University of Aberdeen School of Geosciences Lecturer pref thomas.cucchi@abdn.ac.uk pref Department of Archaeology University of Aberdeen St Mary's Building Elphinstone Road Aberdeen, AB24 3UF UMR 7209 CNRS/ Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 55 rue Buffon 75005 Paris

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Web Links

http://www2.mnhn.fr/archeozoo-archeobota/?Cucchi-Thomas 

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Biography

Dr Thomas Cucchi is a french Researcher from the CNRS and is mainly based in a Zooarchaeology and Archaeobotany Lab of the Natural History Museum of Paris.

Thomas studied History (Ma 1997) and Archaeology (Ma 1999) at the University La Sorbonne in Paris. He specialized in Environmental Archaeology and Zooarchaeology  in the Natural History Museum where he completed  a Msc (2001) and a PhD (2005). 

Since his PhD Thomas has obtain several post-doctoral positions in the Archaeology Department of the University of Durham with French (Fyssen Fundation) and UK grants (NERC, AHRC).

Thomas obtained a permanent CNRS Research position in the Zooarchaeology Lab of the Natural History Museum of Paris in october 2008 and was appointed part time lecturer in the Department of Archaeology of Aberdeen University in July 2009.

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Research Interests

My main research interests in Zooarchaeology are the biogeographic and evolutionnary processes and consequences behind the origin and dispersal of commensal and domestic species during the Neolithic and later.

The objective is to contribute to a better understanding of how human activities have directly or indirectly shaped the biodiversity we observe nowadays. This research also aims to provide complementary proxies to decipher processes of domestication as well as mobility and migrations in early human societies.

Geometric Morphometrics (GMM) of molar Teeth is one of my main methodological tool that I have applied on several taxa: Mus, Rattus, Microtus, Spermophilus, Sus, Equus.

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Current Research

Pigs and rats dispersal with humans in ISEA / remote Oceania

The origin of Rats and mice commensalism in Middle East and China

The house mouse dispersal as a proxy of the Neolithic diaspora in Transcaucasia

The orkney vole Microevolution

Geometric Morphometrics of horse Teeth for zooarchaeological applications

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Selected articles and book chapters

2012

• Weissbrod, L., Bar-Oz, G., Cucchi, T., Finkelstein, I., The urban ecology of Iron Age Tel Megiddo: using microvertebrate remains as ancient bio-indicators, In press, Corrected proof, Journal of Archaeological Science.

• Evin, A., Cucchi, T., Cardini, A., Vidarsdottir, U.S., Larson, G., Dobney, K., The long and winding road: Identifying pig domestication through molar size and shape, In press, Accepted manuscript, Journal of Archaeological Science.

• Vigne, J. D., Briois, F., Zazzo, A., Willcox G., Cucchi, T., Thiébault, S., Carrère, I., Franel, Y., Touquet, R., C., M., Moreau, C., Comby, C. and Guilaine, J. 2012 The first wave of cultivators spread to Cyprus at least 10,600 years ago. Proceeding of the National Academic Science. 10.1073/pnas.120169310

• Frémondeau, D., Cucchi, T., Casabianca, F., Ughetto-Monfrin, J., Horard-Herbin, M.-P. and Balasse, M. 2012. Pig seasonality of birth and diet, from tooth enamel stable isotope ratios (d18O, d13C): a modern reference set from wild and domestic populations from Corsica (France). Journal of Archaeological Science. 39, 2023-2035

• Cucchi, T., Auffray, J.-C., Vigne, J.-D., 2012. History of house mouse synanthropy and dispersal in the Near East and Europe: a zooarchaeological insight, in: Macholan, M., Baird, S.J.E., Munclinger, P., Piàlek, J. (Eds.), Evolution of the House Mouse Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 65-93.

• Renvoisé, E., Montuire, S., Richard, Y., Quéré, J.-P., Gerber, S., Cucchi, T., Chateau-Smith, C. and Tougard, C. 2012. Microevolutionary relationships between phylogeographical history, climate change and morphological variability in the common vole (Microtus arvalis) across France. Journal of Biogeography 39, 698-712.

• Hughes, S., Fernández, H., Cucchi, T., Duffraisse, M., Casabianca, F., Istria, D., Pompanon, F., Vigne, J.-D., Hänni, C. and Taberlet, P. 2012. A Dig into the Past Mitochondrial Diversity of Corsican Goats Reveals the Influence of Secular Herding Practices. PLoS ONE 7, e30272.

2011

• Larson, G., Cucchi, T. & Dobney, K. 2011. Genetic aspects of pig domestication. In Ruvinksy, A. & Rothschild, M. (eds.) The Genetics of the Pigs. 2nd ed. Oxford: CAB International, 14-37.

• Cucchi, T., Balasescu, A., Bem, C., Radu, V., Vigne, J.-D. & Tresset, A. Online First, 2011. New insights into the invasive process of the eastern house mouse (Mus musculus musculus): Evidence from the burnt houses of Chalcolithic Romania. The Holocene. doi:10.1177/0959683611405233

• Valenzuela-Lamas, S., Baylac, M., Cucchi, T. & Vigne, J.-D. 2011. House mouse dispersal in Iron Age Spain: a geometric morphometrics appraisal. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 102: 483-497.

• Cucchi, T., Hulme-Beaman, A., Yuan, J. & Dobney, K. 2011. Early Neolithic pig domestication at Jiahu, Henan Province, China: clues from molar shape analyses using geometric morphometric approaches. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38: 11-22.

2010

• Bonhomme, F., Orth, A., Cucchi, T., Rajabi-Maham, H., Catalan, J., Boursot, P., Auffray, J.-C. & Britton-Davidian, J. 2010. Genetic differentiation of the house mouse around the Mediterranean basin: matrilineal footprints of early and late colonization. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

2009

• Cucchi, T., Fujita, M. & Dobney, K. 2009. New Insights into Pig Taxonomy Domestication and Human Dispersal in Island South East Asia: Molar Shape Analysis of Sus Remains from Niah Caves, Sarawak. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 19: 508-530.

• Cucchi, T., Barnett, R., Searle, J. & Dobney, K. 2009. Morphometric analysis of the Holm of Pappa Westray voles. In Ritchie, A. (ed.) On the Fringe of Neolithic Europe. Excavation of a Chambered Cairn on the Holm of Papa Westray, Orkney. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 87-90.

2008

• Cucchi, T. 2008. Uluburun shipwreck stowaway house mouse: molar shape analysis and indirect clues about the vessel's last journey. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35: 2953-2959.

• Dobney, K., Cucchi, T. & Larson, G. 2008. The pigs of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific: new evidence for taxonomic status and human-mediated dispersal. Asian Perspectives, 47: 59-74.

2007

• Larson, G., Cucchi, T., Fujita, M., Matisoo-Smith, E., Robins, J., Anderson, A., Rolett, B., Spriggs, M., Dolman, G., Kim, T.-H., Thuy, N. T. D., Randi, E., Doherty, M., Due, R. A., Bollt, R., Djubiantono, T., Griffin, B., Intoh, M., Keane, E., Kirch, P., Li, K.-T., Morwood, M., Pedrina, L. M., Piper, P. J., Rabett, R. J., Shooter, P., Van Den Bergh, G., West, E., Wickler, S., Yuan, J., Cooper, A. & Dobney, K. 2007. Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in island southeast Asia and Oceania. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 104: 4834-4839.

 

• Michaux, J., Cucchi, T., Renaud, S., Garcia-Talavera, F. & Hutterer, R. 2007. Evolution of an invasive rodent on an archipelago as revealed by molar shape analysis: the house mouse in the Canary Islands. Journal of Biogeography, 34: 1412-1425.Bonhomme, F., Orth, A., Cucchi, T., Hadjisterkotis, E., Vigne, J. D. & Auffray, J. C. 2004. A new species of wild mice on the Island of Cyprus. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 327: 501-507.

2006

• Cucchi, T., Orth, A., Auffray, J. C., Renaud, S., Fabre, L., Catalan, J., Hadjisterkotis, E., Bonhomme, F. & Vigne, J. D. 2006. A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus. Zootaxa: 1-36.

• Cucchi, T. & Vigne, J. D. 2006. Origin and Diffusion of the House Mouse in the Mediterranean. Human Evolution, 21: 95-106.

 

2005

• Cucchi, T., Vigne, J. D. & Auffray, J. C. 2005. First occurrence of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz & Schwarz, 1943) in the Western Mediterranean: a zooarchaeological revision of subfossil occurrences. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 84: 429-445.

 

• Vigne, J.-D. & Cucchi, T. 2005. Premières navigations au Proche-Orient : les informations indirectes de Chypre. Paléorient, 31: 195-204.

2002

• Cucchi, T., Vigne, J. D., Auffray, J. C., Croft, P. & Peltenburg, E. 2002. Passive transport of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) to Cyprus at the Early Preceramic Neolithic (late 9th and 8th millennia cal. BC). Comptes Rendus Palevol, 1: 235-241.

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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

• Cucchi, T., Hulme-Beaman, A., Yuan, J. & Dobney, K. (2011). 'Early Neolithic pig domestication at Jiahu, Henan Province, China: clues from molar shape analyses using geometric morphometric approaches'. Journal of Archaeological Science, vol 38, no. 1, pp. 11-22.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.07.024
• Cucchi, T., Balasescu, A., Bem, C., Radu, V., Vigne, J-D & Tresset, A. (2011). 'New insights into the invasive process of the eastern house mouse (Mus musculus musculus): Evidence from the burnt houses of Chalcolithic Romania'. The Holocene, vol 21, no. 8, pp. 1195-1202.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1177/0959683611405233
• Bonhomme, F., Orth, A., Cucchi, T., Rajabi-Maham, H., Catalan, J., Boursot, P., Auffray, J-C & Britton-Davidian, J. (2011). 'Genetic differentiation of the house mouse around the Mediterranean basin: matrilineal footprints of early and late colonization'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B, Biological Sciences, vol 278, no. 1708, pp. 1034-1043.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1228
• Valenzuela-Lamas, S., Baylac, M., Cucchi, T. & Vigne, J-D (2011). 'House mouse dispersal in Iron Age Spain: a geometric morphometrics appraisal'. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol 102, no. 3, pp. 483-497.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01603.x
• Cucchi, T., Fujita, M. & Dobney, K. (2009). 'New Insights into Pig Taxonomy Domestication and Human Dispersal in Island South East Asia: Molar Shape Analysis of Sus Remains from Niah Caves, Sarawak'. International journal of osteoarchaeology, vol 19, no. 4, pp. 508-530.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1002/oa.974
• Cucchi, T. (2008). 'Uluburun shipwreck stowaway house mouse: molar shape analysis and indirect clues about the vessel's last journey'. Journal of Archaeological Science, vol 35, no. 11, pp. 2953-2959.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.06.016
• Dobney, KM., Cucchi, T. & Larson, G. (2008). 'The pigs of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific: New evidence for taxonomic status and human-mediated dispersal'. Asian Perspectives, vol 47, no. 1, pp. 59-74.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1353/asi.2008.0009
• Michaux, J., Cucchi, T., Renaud, S., Garcia-Talavera, F. & Hutterer, R. (2007). 'Evolution of an invasive rodent on an archipelago as revealed by molar shape analysis: the house mouse in the Canary Islands'. Journal of Biogeography, vol 34, no. 8, pp. 1412-1425.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01701.x
• Larson, G., Cucchi, T., Fujita, M., Matisoo-Smith, E., Robins, J., Anderson, A., Rolett, B., Spriggs, M., Dolman, G., Kim, T-H, Thuy, NTD., Randi, E., Doherty, M., Due, RA., Bollt, R., Djubiantono, T., Griffin, B., Intoh, M., Keane, E., Kirch, P., Li, K-T, Morwood, M., Pedrina, LM., Piper, PJ., Rabett, RJ., Shooter, P., Van den Bergh, G., West, E., Wickler, S., Yuan, J., Cooper, A. & Dobney, K. (2007). 'Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in island southeast Asia and Oceania'. PNAS, vol 104, no. 12, pp. 4834-4839.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0607753104
• Cucchi, T., Orth, A., Auffray, J-C, Renaud, S., Fabre, L., Catalan, J., Hadjisterkotis, E., Bonhomme, F. & Vigne, J-D (2006). 'A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus'. Zootaxa, no. 1241, pp. 1-36.
• Cucchi, T., Vigne, J-D & Auffray, J-C (2005). 'First occurrence of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz & Schwarz, 1943) in the Western Mediterranean: a zooarchaeological revision of subfossil occurrences'. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol 84, no. 3, pp. 429-445.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00445.x
• Bonhomme, F., Orth, A., Cucchi, T., Hadjisterkotis, E., Vigne, J-D & Auffray, JC. (2004). 'Découverte d'une nouvelle espèce de souris sur l'i^le de Chypre'. Comptes rendus biologies, vol 327, no. 5, pp. 501-507.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.cvri.2004.03.001
• Cucchi, T., Vigne, JD., Auffray, JC., Croft, P. & Peltenburg, E. (2002). 'Passive transport of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) to Cyprus at the Early Preceramic Neolithic (late 9th and 8th millennia cal. BC)'. Comptes rendus palevol, vol 1, no. 4, pp. 235-241.

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