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Hélène Valladas is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Social Sciences, with a focus on Paleontology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology as prominent subfields.

The central themes of Valladas's work include studies on Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology, geology and paleoclimatology research, evolution and paleontology, and isotope analysis in ecology.

Notable recent publications include the following:

  • Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France, 2022, Science Advances
  • U-series dating at Nerja cave reveal open system. Questioning the Neanderthal origin of Spanish rock art, 2020, Journal of Archaeological Science
  • Middle Pleistocene Homo behavior and culture at 140,000 to 120,000 years ago and interactions with Homo sapiens, 2021, Science
  • Reappraisal of the chronology of Orgnac 3 Lower-to-Middle Paleolithic site (Ardèche, France), a regional key sequence for the Middle Pleistocene of southern France, 2021, Journal of Human Evolution
  • RADIOCARBON DATING ON ECHOMICADAS, LSCE, GIF-SUR-YVETTE, FRANCE: NEW AND UPDATED CHEMICAL PROCEDURES, 2023, Radiocarbon

Frequent collaborators in Valladas's research include Norbert Mercier, Edwige Pons-Branchu, Gilles Guérin, Christophe Pécheyran, and Arnaud Dapoigny.

Their work is published in journals such as Science Advances, Journal of Archaeological Science, Journal of Human Evolution, Science, and Radiocarbon. These venues reflect a multidisciplinary approach crossing archaeology, human evolution, and radiometric dating techniques.

Best Publications

  • Emergence of modern human behavior: Middle Stone Age engravings from South Africa.

    Christopher S. Henshilwood;Francesco d'Errico;Royden Yates;Zenobia Jacobs

  • Paleoindian Cave Dwellers in the Amazon: The Peopling of the Americas

    A. C. Roosevelt;M. Lima da Costa;C. Lopes Machado;M. Michab

  • Thermoluminescence dating of Mousterian Troto-Cro-Magnon' remains from Israel and the origin of modern man

    H. Valladas;J. L. Reyss;J. L. Joron;G. Valladas

  • The earliest modern humans outside Africa

    Israel Hershkovitz;Israel Hershkovitz;Gerhard W. Weber;Rolf Quam;Rolf Quam;Mathieu Duval

  • Thermoluminescence dates for the Neanderthal burial site at Kebara in Israel

    H. Valladas;J. L. Joron;G. Valladas;B. Arensburg

  • ESR dates for the hominid burial site of Qafzeh in Israel

    H.P. Schwarcz;R. Grün;B. Vandermeersch;O. Bar-Yosef

  • Bitumen as a hafting material on Middle Palaeolithic artefacts

    Eric Boëda;Jacques Connan;Daniel Dessort;Sultan Muhesen

  • Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France

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  • A Levallois point embedded in the vertebra of a wild ass (Equus africanus): hafting, projectiles and Mousterian hunting weapons

    Éric Boëda;Jean Michel Geneste;Christophe Griggo;Norbert Mercier

  • Thermoluminescence Date for the Mousterian Burial Site of Es-Skhul, Mt. Carmel

    N. Mercier;H. Valladas;O. Bar-Yosef;B. Vandermeersch

  • TL Dates of Burnt Flints from Jelinek's Excavations at Tabun and their Implications

    N. Mercier;H. Valladas;G. Valladas;J.-L. Reyss

  • Reassessment of TL age estimates of burnt flints from the Paleolithic site of Tabun Cave, Israel.

    Norbert Mercier;Hélène Valladas

  • Palaeolithic paintings: Evolution of prehistoric cave art

    H. Valladas;J. Clottes;J.-M. Geneste;M. A. Garcia

  • Thermoluminescence dating of the late Neanderthal remains from Saint-Césaire

    N Mercier;H Valladas;J L Joron;J L Reyss

  • A high-precision chronological model for the decorated Upper Paleolithic cave of Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardèche, France.

    Anita Quiles;Hélène Valladas;Hervé Bocherens;Emmanuelle Delqué-Količ

  • TL Dates for the Neanderthal Site of the Amud Cave, Israel

    H. Valladas;N. Mercier;L. Froget;E. Hovers

  • Comparative morphology and paleobiology of Middle Pleistocene human remains from the Bau de l'Aubesier, Vaucluse, France

    Serge Lebel;Erik Trinkaus;Martine Faure;Philippe Fernandez

  • Dating the demise: neandertal extinction and the establishment of modern humans in the southern Caucasus.

    Daniel S. Adler;Ofer Bar-Yosef;Anna Belfer-Cohen;Nicholas Tushabramishvili

  • Middle Palaeolithic bitumen use at Umm el Tlel around 70 000 BP

    Eric Boëda;Stéphanie Bonilauri;Jacques Connan;Dan Jarvie

  • Hayonim Cave: a TL-based chronology for this Levantine Mousterian sequence

    Norbert Mercier;Hélène Valladas;L. Froget;J. L. Joron

  • ESR dating of the Neanderthal site, Kebara Cave, Israel

    H.P. Schwarcz;W.M. Buhay;R. Grün;H. Valladas

  • Context and dating of Aurignacian vulvar representations from Abri Castanet, France

    Randall White;Romain Mensan;Raphaëlle Bourrillon;Catherine Cretin

  • Thermoluminescence dating of a Stillbay–Howiesons Poort sequence at Diepkloof Rock Shelter (Western Cape, South Africa)

    C. Tribolo;N. Mercier;H. Valladas;J.L. Joron

  • Cross dating (Th/U-14C) of calcite covering prehistoric paintings in Borneo

    Valérie Plagnes;Christiane Causse;Michel Fontugne;Hélène Valladas

  • Flint thermoluminescence dates from the CFR laboratory at Gif: Contributions to the study of the chronology of the middle palaeolithic

    Norbert Mercier;Hélène Valladas;Georges Valladas

  • Radiocarbon Ams Dates For Paleolithic Cave Paintings

    H Valladas;N Tisnérat-Laborde;H Cachier;M Arnold

  • Bilan des datations carbone 14 effectuées sur des charbons de bois de la grotte Chauvet

    Hélène Valladas;Nadine Tisnerat-Laborde;Hélène Cachier;Evelyne Kaltnecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Norbert Mercier
Norbert Mercier University of Bordeaux
Jean-Jacques Bahain
Jean-Jacques Bahain Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maurice Arnold
Maurice Arnold Collège de France
Jean-Louis Reyss
Jean-Louis Reyss Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Christophe Falguères
Christophe Falguères Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ofer Bar-Yosef
Ofer Bar-Yosef Harvard University
Dominique Genty
Dominique Genty University of Bordeaux
Rainer Grün
Rainer Grün Australian National University
Michel Fontugne
Michel Fontugne Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Hélène Cachier
Hélène Cachier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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