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Kirsty Penkman is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom and specializes in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on paleontology, atmospheric science, anthropology, ecology, and archeology. Their research spans several subfields and addresses topics such as Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, geology and paleoclimatology, ancient environmental studies, forensic anthropology, calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, isotope analysis in ecology, and evolutionary paleontology.

The scientist has contributed to key publications across multiple high-impact journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include Quaternary Science Reviews, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Quaternary Geochronology, Nature, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

  • The dental proteome of Homo antecessor, 2020, Nature
  • A review of analytical methods for assessing preservation in waterlogged archaeological wood and their application in practice, 2020, Heritage Science
  • Screening archaeological bone for palaeogenetic and palaeoproteomic studies, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Trace and major element incorporation into amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) precipitated from seawater, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Optimising a method for aragonite precipitation in simulated biogenic calcification media, 2022, PLoS ONE

The scientist has maintained research collaborations with frequent coauthors such as Marc R. Dickinson, Roland Kröger, Meaghan Mackie, Nicola Allison, and Adrian A. Finch, each contributing significantly to their body of work.

The breadth of Kirsty Penkman's research topics includes:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Subfields of study listed are:

  • Paleontology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Anthropology
  • Ecology
  • Archeology

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Ancient Biomolecules from Deep Ice Cores Reveal a Forested Southern Greenland

    Eske Willerslev;Enrico Cappellini;Wouter Boomsma;Rasmus Nielsen

  • The earliest record of human activity in northern Europe

    Simon A. Parfitt;Simon A. Parfitt;René W. Barendregt;Marzia Breda;Ian Candy;Ian Candy

  • Tuning hardness in calcite by incorporation of amino acids.

    Yi Yeoun Kim;Joseph D. Carloni;Beatrice Demarchi;David Sparks

  • Closed-system behaviour of the intra-crystalline fraction of amino acids in mollusc shells

    K.E.H. Penkman;D.S. Kaufman;D. Maddy;M.J. Collins

  • A chronological framework for the British Quaternary based on Bithynia opercula

    Kirsty E. H. Penkman;Richard C. Preece;David R. Bridgland;David H. Keen

  • Archaeological collagen: Why worry about collagen diagenesis?

    R. C. Dobberstein;M. J. Collins;O. E. Craig;Gillian Taylor

  • Humid periods in southern Arabia: Windows of opportunity for modern human dispersal

    T. M. Rosenberg;T. M. Rosenberg;Frank Preusser;Frank Preusser;D. Fleitmann;D. Fleitmann;A. Schwalb

  • Terrestrial environments during MIS 11: evidence from the Palaeolithic site at West Stow, Suffolk, UK

    R.C. Preece;S.A. Parfitt;S.A. Parfitt;D.R. Bridgland;S.G. Lewis

  • New evidence for complex climate change in MIS 11 from Hoxne, Suffolk,UK

    Nick Ashton;Simon G. Lewis;Simon A. Parfitt;Simon A. Parfitt;Kirsty E.H. Penkman

  • Biochemical and physical correlates of DNA contamination in archaeological human bones and teeth excavated at Matera, Italy

    M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Lars Rudbeck;Eske Willerslev;Eske Willerslev;Anders J. Hansen

  • Structural and chemical changes of thermally treated bone apatite

    Susan Essien Etok;Eugenia Valsami-Jones;Timothy James Wess;Jennifer Hiller

  • Ancient amino acids from fossil feathers in amber.

    Victoria E. McCoy;Victoria E. McCoy;Sarah E. Gabbott;Kirsty Penkman;Matthew J. Collins;Matthew J. Collins

  • An aminostratigraphy for the British Quaternary based on Bithynia opercula.

    Kirsty E.H. Penkman;Richard C. Preece;David R. Bridgland;David H. Keen

  • Testing the aminostratigraphy of fluvial archives: the evidence from intra-crystalline proteins within freshwater shells

    K.E.H. Penkman;R.C. Preece;D.H. Keen;D. Maddy

  • Biostratigraphic and aminostratigraphic constraints on the age of the Middle Pleistocene glacial succession in north Norfolk, UK

    Richard C. Preece;Simon A. Parfitt;Simon A. Parfitt;G. Russell Coope;Kirsty E. H. Penkman

  • Molecular organic matter in speleothems and its potential as an environmental proxy

    Alison J. Blyth;Andy Baker;Matthew J. Collins;Kirsty E. H. Penkman

  • Amino acid racemization dating of marine shells: A mound of possibilities

    Beatrice Demarchi;Matthew G.M. Williams;Nicky Milner;Nicola Russell

  • Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at Elveden, Suffolk, UK

    Nick Ashton;Simon Lewis;Simon Parfitt;Ian Candy

  • Direct terrestrial–marine correlation demonstrates surprisingly late onset of the last interglacial in central Europe

    Mark J. Sier;Mark J. Sier;Wil Roebroeks;Corrie C. Bakels;Mark J. Dekkers

  • Comparing the survival of osteocalcin and mtDNA in archaeological bone from four European sites.

    Michael Buckley;Cecilia Anderung;Kirsty Penkman;Brian J. Raney

  • A review of analytical methods for assessing preservation in waterlogged archaeological wood and their application in practice

    Kirsty E. High;Kirsty E. H. Penkman

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Collins
Matthew J. Collins University of Cambridge
Simon A. Parfitt
Simon A. Parfitt University College London
Richard C. Preece
Richard C. Preece University of Cambridge
Jesper V. Olsen
Jesper V. Olsen University of Copenhagen
David R. Bridgland
David R. Bridgland Durham University
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Danielle C. Schreve
Danielle C. Schreve Royal Holloway University of London
Michael Buckley
Michael Buckley University of Manchester
Curtis W. Marean
Curtis W. Marean Arizona State University
David Lordkipanidze
David Lordkipanidze Georgian National Museum

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