Publications
2024
Sex, gender, and the division of labour in the European Middle and Upper Palaeolithic
French, J. (2024). Sex, gender, and the division of labour in the European Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. In The Routledge Handbook of Gender Archaeology (pp. 161). Taylor & Francis.
An assessment of puberty status in adolescents from the European Upper Paleolithic.
Lewis, M. E., French, J. C., Rossoni-Notter, E., Notter, O., Moussous, A., Sparacello, V., . . . Nowell, A. (2024). An assessment of puberty status in adolescents from the European Upper Paleolithic.. Journal of human evolution, 103577. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2024.103577
Frequent disturbances enhanced the resilience of past human populations
Riris, P., Silva, F., Crema, E., Palmisano, A., Robinson, E., Siegel, P. E., . . . Ren, X. (n.d.). Frequent disturbances enhanced the resilience of past human populations. Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07354-8
Women's subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters.
Page, A. E., Ringen, E. J., Koster, J., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., Kramer, K., Shenk, M. K., . . . Sear, R. (2024). Women's subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(9), e2318181121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2318181121
Paleodemography of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe, Latest Perspectives on
French, J. C. (n.d.). Paleodemography of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe, Latest Perspectives on. In Unknown Book (pp. 1-8). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2528
2023
Moving far or moving often? A neglected axis of variation in hunter-gatherer mobility
Grove, M., Hall, H., Timbrell, L., Benton, A., & French, J. C. (2023). Moving far or moving often? A neglected axis of variation in hunter-gatherer mobility. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 52, 104266. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104266
Report on the 2022 excavations at Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK)
Dinnis, R., Boulton, J., Bates, M., Chamberlain, A. T., Davies, J., Hopkins, R., . . . French, J. C. (2023). Report on the 2022 excavations at Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK). Cave and Karst Science, 50(2), 83-91.
2022
The archaeological potential of Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, UK): results of the first fieldwork season
Dinnis, R., Boulton, J., French, J., Buckley, M., Davies, J., Herve, M., . . . Stringer, C. (2022). The archaeological potential of Wogan Cavern (Pembroke, UK): results of the first fieldwork season. Cave and Karst Science, 49(2), 65-72.
Growing up Gravettian: Bioarchaeological perspectives on adolescence in the European Mid-Upper Paleolithic
French, J. C., & Nowell, A. (2022). Growing up Gravettian: Bioarchaeological perspectives on adolescence in the European Mid-Upper Paleolithic. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 67. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2022.101430
2021
Palaeolithic Europe A Demographic and Social Prehistory
French, J. C. (2021). Palaeolithic Europe. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108590891
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Ecological Changes, Social Behaviour and Human Intergroup Tolerance 300,000 to 30,000 BP
Spikins, P., French, J. C., John-Wood, S., & Dytham, C. (2021). Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Ecological Changes, Social Behaviour and Human Intergroup Tolerance 300,000 to 30,000 BP. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY, 28(1), 53-75. doi:10.1007/s10816-020-09503-5
A manifesto for palaeodemography in the twenty-first century
French, J. C., Riris, P., Fernandez-Lopez de Pablo, J., Lozano, S., & Silva, F. (2021). A manifesto for palaeodemography in the twenty-first century. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 376(1816). doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0707
Demographic uniformitarianism: the theoretical basis of prehistoric demographic research and its cross-disciplinary challenges
French, J. C., & Chamberlain, A. T. (2021). Demographic uniformitarianism: the theoretical basis of prehistoric demographic research and its cross-disciplinary challenges. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 376(1816). doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0720
2020
Reconstructing prehistoric demography: What role for extant hunter-gatherers?
Page, A. E., & French, J. C. (2020). Reconstructing prehistoric demography: What role for extant hunter-gatherers?. EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY, 29(6), 332-345. doi:10.1002/evan.21869
Adolescence and innovation in the European Upper Palaeolithic.
Nowell, A., & French, J. C. (2020). Adolescence and innovation in the European Upper Palaeolithic.. Evolutionary human sciences, 2, e36. doi:10.1017/ehs.2020.37
2019
The use of ethnographic data in Neanderthal archaeological research
French, J. C. (2018). The use of ethnographic data in Neanderthal archaeological research. Hunter Gatherer Research, 4(1), 25-49. doi:10.3828/hgr.2018.3
Archaeological Demography as a Tool for the Study of Women and Gender in the Past
French, J. C. (2019). Archaeological Demography as a Tool for the Study of Women and Gender in the Past. CAMBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 29(1), 141-157. doi:10.1017/S0959774318000380
2018
The Palaeolithic archaeological record and the materiality of imagination: a Response to J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
French, J. (2018). The Palaeolithic archaeological record and the materiality of imagination: a Response to J. Wentzel van Huyssteen. In A. Fuentes, & C. Deane-Drummond (Eds.), Evolution of Wisdom: Major and Minor Keys (pp. 57-63). Press Books.
2016
Demography and the Palaeolithic Archaeological Record
French, J. C. (2016). Demography and the Palaeolithic Archaeological Record. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY, 23(1), 150-199. doi:10.1007/s10816-014-9237-4
2015
The demography of the Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers of Southwestern France: A multi-proxy approach using archaeological data
French, J. C. (2015). The demography of the Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers of Southwestern France: A multi-proxy approach using archaeological data. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 39, 193-209. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2015.04.005
Upper Palaeolithic population histories of Southwestern France: a comparison of the demographic signatures of <SUP>14</SUP>C date distributions and archaeological site counts
French, J. C., & Collins, C. (2015). Upper Palaeolithic population histories of Southwestern France: a comparison of the demographic signatures of <SUP>14</SUP>C date distributions and archaeological site counts. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 55, 122-134. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.001
2013
Population changes across the Neanderthal-to-modern-human transition in western France: A reply to Dogandzic and McPherron (2013)
Mellars, P., & French, J. C. (2013). Population changes across the Neanderthal-to-modern-human transition in western France: A reply to Dogandzic and McPherron (2013). JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION, 65(3), 330-333. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.03.006
2011
Tenfold Population Increase in Western Europe at the Neandertal-to-Modern Human Transition
Mellars, P., & French, J. C. (2011). Tenfold Population Increase in Western Europe at the Neandertal-to-Modern Human Transition. SCIENCE, 333(6042), 623-627. doi:10.1126/science.1206930
2010
Double Standards and 'Boundary Bias' at the European Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic Transition? An Examination of the Treatment of Evidence for Palaeolithic Habitation Structures
French, J. (2010). Double Standards and 'Boundary Bias' at the European Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic Transition? An Examination of the Treatment of Evidence for Palaeolithic Habitation Structures. Archaeological Review From Cambridge.