dr. M. (Margot) Kuitems

EDUCATION
2014-2020
PhD (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University)

2007-2009
MA (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University), Science-based Archaeology

2003-2007
BA (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University), Science-based Archaeology and Prehistory

RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2017-2021
Post-Doctoral researcher at the Centre of Isotope Research (Groningen University)
ERC ECHOES-project

2013-2017
Analyst at the Centre of Isotope Research (Groningen University)
Guest employee (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University)

2011-2014
Management and research of the project 'Geo-archaeological and palaeontological research in the Maasvlakte 2 sand extraction zone and on the artificially created Maasvlakte 2 beach' (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University)
Centre for Arts and Archaeological Sciences [caas], Delft University of Technology and Leiden University

2009-2011
Education and Research (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Puzachenko, A., Markova, A., Kosintsev, P., van Kolfschoten, T., van der Plicht, J., Kuznetsova, T., Tikhonov, A., Ponomarev, D., Kuitems, M., Bachura, O. (2016) The Eurasian mammoth distribution during the second half of the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene: regional aspects. Quaternary International 445: 71-88.

Kuitems, M., van der Plicht, J., Drucker, D.G., van Kolfschoten, T., Palstra, S.W.L., Bocherens, H. (2015) Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of well-preserved, Middle Pleistocene bone collagen from Schöningen (Germany) and their palaeoecological implications. Journal of Human Evolution 89: 105-113.

Rivals, F., Julien, M.A., Kuitems, M., van Kolfschoten, T., Serangeli, J., Bocherens, H., Drucker, D.G., Conard, N.J. (2015) Investigation of the horse paleodiet from Schöningen 13 II-4 through dental wear and isotopic analyses and its archaeological implications. Journal of Human Evolution 89: 129-37.

Markova, A.K., Puzachenko, A.Yu., van Kolfschoten, T., Kosintsev, P.A., Kuznetsova, T.V., Tikhonov, A.N., Bachura, O.N., Ponomarev, D.V., van der Plicht, J., Kuitems, M. (2013) Dynamics of Northern Eurasian Musk Ox and Primitive Bison Ranges During the Second Part of Late Pleistocene – Holocene. IZVESTIYA RAN. The GEOGRAPHIC SERIES: 110-121.

Kuitems, M., van Kolfschoten, M., van der Plicht, J. (2012) Elevated δ15N values in mammoths: a comparison with modern elephants. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, DOI 10.1007/s12520-012-0095-2.