Armelle Charrié-Duhaut
Biographic Data
| ID | 143605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Armelle Charrié-Duhaut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Armelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Charrié-Duhaut |
| SIGNATURE | CHARRIÉ-DUHAUT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2854-5670 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 260 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Biomass tar, Podocarpus leaves and the diversity of southern African Stone Age adhesives – new data from Elands Bay Cave
Adhesives are among the most informative archaeological artefacts for understanding the behaviour of Stone Age forages. In the southern African Middle and Later Stone Age, the botanical origin of most adhesives was identified as conifers of the genus Podocarpus . One of these identifications of Podocarpus adhesives comes from Elands Bay Cave. However, it has recently been shown that similar adhesives can be, and were, produced from many plants av…
Marble and pitch
Optimal preservation of organic elements and marble veneer in Saint-Martin-au-Val. • Unusual mortar found in contact with shims set into the surface of the plaster. • GC/MS reveal that the binding agent is made up of pitch and beeswax. • A technique unknown in the texts that explains how to make the marble veneer. • Shims were fastened directly to the back of the decorative marble panels. The rising water table has saved some of the marble decora…
Adhesive technology based on biomass tar documents engineering capabilities in the African Middle Stone Age
The foragers of the southern African Middle Stone Age were among the first humans to adapt their environment and its resources to their needs. They heat-treated stone to alter its mechanical properties, transformed yellow colorants into red pigments and produced moldable adhesive substances from plants. Until now, only Podocarpus conifers have been identified as the botanical origin of Middle Stone Age adhesives. This is curious as these conifers…
Les goudrons végétaux
Depuis le Paléolithique moyen, des goudrons végétaux, matériaux de couleur noire obtenus par chauffage, sous conditions contrôlées, de composantes végétales telles que le bois de conifères ou l’écorce de bouleau, ont été utilisés d’abord comme adhésifs puis comme agent d’étanchéification ou encore en tant que remède. Bien que l’utilisation de ces matériaux soit fréquemment rapportée, leur importance est encore sous-estimée. Cet article présentera…
Production method of the Königsaue birch tar documents cumulative culture in Neanderthals
Birch tar is the oldest synthetic substance made by early humans. The earliest such artefacts are associated with Neanderthals. According to traditional interpretations, their study allows understanding Neanderthal tool behaviours, skills and cultural evolution. However, recent work has found that birch tar can also be produced with simple processes, or even result from fortuitous accidents. Even though these findings suggest that birch tar per s…
Significant advances of ethical considerations in biomolecular archaeometry studies of human remains and related materials. The specific case of mummies hair characterization
Les matériaux organiques dans les sépultures du Haut Moyen Âge en Alsace
L’intérêt de l’étude des matières organiques dans les sépultures du haut Moyen Âge n’est plus à démontrer au vu de l’apport indéniable qu’elle apporte aux connaissances du costume et des pratiques funéraires. Cette approche permet d’appréhender avec un nouveau regard les dépôts présents dans les tombes, les vêtements portés par les défunts, la position des éléments et accessoires vestimentaires, leur composition ainsi que les techniques de fabric…
Molecular evidence of bitumen in the Mousterian lithic assemblage of Hummal (Central Syria)
First molecular identification of a hafting adhesive in the Late Howiesons Poort at Diepkloof Rock Shelter (Western Cape, South Africa)
The MSA sequence of Diepkloof and the history of southern African Late Pleistocene populations
Molecular data
Molecular studies of archaeological remains using a fractionation scheme of organic extracts and mass spectrometric techniques (GC-MS) allow identification of specific biomarkers. Such components are likely to provide information about the type of organic substances present and, more extensively on their history. In this paper, special emphasis has been put on the necessity for precise structural identification to distinguish beeswax and cuticula…
Taxonomic characterisation of fresh Dipterocarpaceae resins by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
The 9th-Century-AD Belitung Wreck, Indonesia
The 9th-century-AD Belitung wreck was discovered in 1998 in the Java Sea. Construction techniques rapidly confirmed that it was unlike any known Chinese or Southeast Asian vessel. The uncertainty about its origins was resolved in 2008 by timber identifications: it was constructed in the Middle East (probably Oman or Yemen). This paper, on the characterization of a dammar resin lump collected in the vicinity of the wreck, supplies additional evide…
The canopic jars of Rameses II
A comparative geochemical study of bituminous boat remains from H3, As‐Sabiyah (Kuwait), and RJ‐2, Ra's al‐Jinz (Oman)
This paper presents a geochemical analysis of fragments of bituminous amalgam from H3, As‐Sabiyah (Kuwait), and RJ‐2, Ra's al‐Jinz (Oman). The fragments bear barnacles on one side and reed impressions on the other, and are thought to have been part of the coating of reed‐bundle boats. The material from H3 dates to between 5300–4900 BC, while that of RJ‐2 dates to 2500–2100 BC. Samples from both sites were geochemically compared to archaeological …
First molecular identification of a hafting adhesive in the Late Howiesons Poort at Diepkloof Rock Shelter (Western Cape, South Africa)
The MSA sequence of Diepkloof and the history of southern African Late Pleistocene populations
Molecular evidence of bitumen in the Mousterian lithic assemblage of Hummal (Central Syria)
Production method of the Königsaue birch tar documents cumulative culture in Neanderthals
Birch tar is the oldest synthetic substance made by early humans. The earliest such artefacts are associated with Neanderthals. According to traditional interpretations, their study allows understanding Neanderthal tool behaviours, skills and cultural evolution. However, recent work has found that birch tar can also be produced with simple processes, or even result from fortuitous accidents. Even though these findings suggest that birch tar per s…
The canopic jars of Rameses II
A comparative geochemical study of bituminous boat remains from H3, As‐Sabiyah (Kuwait), and RJ‐2, Ra's al‐Jinz (Oman)
This paper presents a geochemical analysis of fragments of bituminous amalgam from H3, As‐Sabiyah (Kuwait), and RJ‐2, Ra's al‐Jinz (Oman). The fragments bear barnacles on one side and reed impressions on the other, and are thought to have been part of the coating of reed‐bundle boats. The material from H3 dates to between 5300–4900 BC, while that of RJ‐2 dates to 2500–2100 BC. Samples from both sites were geochemically compared to archaeological …
Taxonomic characterisation of fresh Dipterocarpaceae resins by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
The 9th-Century-AD Belitung Wreck, Indonesia
The 9th-century-AD Belitung wreck was discovered in 1998 in the Java Sea. Construction techniques rapidly confirmed that it was unlike any known Chinese or Southeast Asian vessel. The uncertainty about its origins was resolved in 2008 by timber identifications: it was constructed in the Middle East (probably Oman or Yemen). This paper, on the characterization of a dammar resin lump collected in the vicinity of the wreck, supplies additional evide…
Adhesive technology based on biomass tar documents engineering capabilities in the African Middle Stone Age
The foragers of the southern African Middle Stone Age were among the first humans to adapt their environment and its resources to their needs. They heat-treated stone to alter its mechanical properties, transformed yellow colorants into red pigments and produced moldable adhesive substances from plants. Until now, only Podocarpus conifers have been identified as the botanical origin of Middle Stone Age adhesives. This is curious as these conifers…
A comparative geochemical study of bituminous boat remains from H3, As‐Sabiyah (Kuwait), and RJ‐2, Ra's al‐Jinz (Oman)
This paper presents a geochemical analysis of fragments of bituminous amalgam from H3, As‐Sabiyah (Kuwait), and RJ‐2, Ra's al‐Jinz (Oman). The fragments bear barnacles on one side and reed impressions on the other, and are thought to have been part of the coating of reed‐bundle boats. The material from H3 dates to between 5300–4900 BC, while that of RJ‐2 dates to 2500–2100 BC. Samples from both sites were geochemically compared to archaeological …
The canopic jars of Rameses II
The 9th-Century-AD Belitung Wreck, Indonesia
The 9th-century-AD Belitung wreck was discovered in 1998 in the Java Sea. Construction techniques rapidly confirmed that it was unlike any known Chinese or Southeast Asian vessel. The uncertainty about its origins was resolved in 2008 by timber identifications: it was constructed in the Middle East (probably Oman or Yemen). This paper, on the characterization of a dammar resin lump collected in the vicinity of the wreck, supplies additional evide…
Molecular data
Molecular studies of archaeological remains using a fractionation scheme of organic extracts and mass spectrometric techniques (GC-MS) allow identification of specific biomarkers. Such components are likely to provide information about the type of organic substances present and, more extensively on their history. In this paper, special emphasis has been put on the necessity for precise structural identification to distinguish beeswax and cuticula…
Taxonomic characterisation of fresh Dipterocarpaceae resins by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Molecular evidence of bitumen in the Mousterian lithic assemblage of Hummal (Central Syria)
First molecular identification of a hafting adhesive in the Late Howiesons Poort at Diepkloof Rock Shelter (Western Cape, South Africa)
The MSA sequence of Diepkloof and the history of southern African Late Pleistocene populations
Les matériaux organiques dans les sépultures du Haut Moyen Âge en Alsace
L’intérêt de l’étude des matières organiques dans les sépultures du haut Moyen Âge n’est plus à démontrer au vu de l’apport indéniable qu’elle apporte aux connaissances du costume et des pratiques funéraires. Cette approche permet d’appréhender avec un nouveau regard les dépôts présents dans les tombes, les vêtements portés par les défunts, la position des éléments et accessoires vestimentaires, leur composition ainsi que les techniques de fabric…
Significant advances of ethical considerations in biomolecular archaeometry studies of human remains and related materials. The specific case of mummies hair characterization
Les goudrons végétaux
Depuis le Paléolithique moyen, des goudrons végétaux, matériaux de couleur noire obtenus par chauffage, sous conditions contrôlées, de composantes végétales telles que le bois de conifères ou l’écorce de bouleau, ont été utilisés d’abord comme adhésifs puis comme agent d’étanchéification ou encore en tant que remède. Bien que l’utilisation de ces matériaux soit fréquemment rapportée, leur importance est encore sous-estimée. Cet article présentera…
Production method of the Königsaue birch tar documents cumulative culture in Neanderthals
Birch tar is the oldest synthetic substance made by early humans. The earliest such artefacts are associated with Neanderthals. According to traditional interpretations, their study allows understanding Neanderthal tool behaviours, skills and cultural evolution. However, recent work has found that birch tar can also be produced with simple processes, or even result from fortuitous accidents. Even though these findings suggest that birch tar per s…
Marble and pitch
Optimal preservation of organic elements and marble veneer in Saint-Martin-au-Val. • Unusual mortar found in contact with shims set into the surface of the plaster. • GC/MS reveal that the binding agent is made up of pitch and beeswax. • A technique unknown in the texts that explains how to make the marble veneer. • Shims were fastened directly to the back of the decorative marble panels. The rising water table has saved some of the marble decora…
Adhesive technology based on biomass tar documents engineering capabilities in the African Middle Stone Age
The foragers of the southern African Middle Stone Age were among the first humans to adapt their environment and its resources to their needs. They heat-treated stone to alter its mechanical properties, transformed yellow colorants into red pigments and produced moldable adhesive substances from plants. Until now, only Podocarpus conifers have been identified as the botanical origin of Middle Stone Age adhesives. This is curious as these conifers…
Biomass tar, Podocarpus leaves and the diversity of southern African Stone Age adhesives – new data from Elands Bay Cave
Adhesives are among the most informative archaeological artefacts for understanding the behaviour of Stone Age forages. In the southern African Middle and Later Stone Age, the botanical origin of most adhesives was identified as conifers of the genus Podocarpus . One of these identifications of Podocarpus adhesives comes from Elands Bay Cave. However, it has recently been shown that similar adhesives can be, and were, produced from many plants av…
Archaeology (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Geology (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (4 works) · Biology (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (4 works) · History (4 works)