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Dr Edouard Masson-MacLean

Dr Edouard Masson-MacLean
Dr Edouard Masson-MacLean
Dr Edouard Masson-MacLean

Lecturer

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

Edouard is a zooarchaeologist and field archaeologist specialising in northern environments, particularly Scotland and Alaska, with research focusing on pre-contact Arctic societies, human–animal relationships, and the early medieval and post-medieval periods in Scotland.

He has been involved in fieldwork in Scotland, Alaska, Greenland, Canada, and France, across both commercial and research contexts, informing an interest in excavation and survey methodologies, particularly recording practices and the integration of digital recording systems on site, as well as a commitment to field-based training and the development of students’ practical skills.

Methodological interests include the use of 3D recording techniques, such as laser scanning and photogrammetry, in both zooarchaeological and wider fieldwork contexts, alongside engagement with complementary approaches including geometric morphometrics, and collaborative work with biomolecular specialists in isotopes, ancient DNA, and ZooMS. There is also a broader interest in animal ecology and species distribution modelling and their application to archaeological questions.

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

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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

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. 

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

AY1003 Archaeology in Action

AY5001 Northern Worlds

AY2505 Archaeology of the North

AY3514 Professional Archaeology 2

Publications

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  • 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)

    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

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

    Masson-MacLean, E., Houmard, C., Knecht, R., Sidéra, I., Dobney, K., Britton, K.
    Quaternary International, vol. 549, pp. 130-141
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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

    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

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

    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, pp. 72-102, 30 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

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

    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

  • Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic

    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

  • Kinneddar: A Major Ecclesiastical Centre of the Picts

    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

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

    Noble, G., Lamont, P., Masson-MacLean, E.
    Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol. 23, pp. 549-558
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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

    Mossolova, A., Knecht, R., Masson-MacLean, E., Houmard, C.
    Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, pp. 107-136
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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

    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
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