Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Current research:
Hominin ecology and evolution
Hunter-gatherer population ecology
Lithic technology
I’m an assistant professor of hominin environments and the PI of the Hominin Ecology research group. I’m an archaeologist by training and while I’m deeply interested in reconstructing and modelling human habitats, my main focus is on humans in environment and not so much on the ancient environments as such. I’m especially interested in how biotic and abiotic factors influence human distributions, population dynamics and other key aspects of hominin ecology such as diet. I still retain also my early love of archaeological lithics and the way these (usually) small pieces of rock provide unique window to past human behaviour and adaptations. You can find more about my research on our group's webpages.
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Archaeology
- 1171 Geosciences
- Palaeoanthropology
- Palaeoecology
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Productivity, biodiversity, and pathogens influence the global hunter-gatherer population density
Tallavaara, M., Eronen, J. T. & Luoto, M., 6 Feb 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 6, p. 1232-1237 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Human population dynamics in Europe over the Last Glacial Maximum
Tallavaara, M., Luoto, M., Korhonen, N., Järvinen, H. & Seppä, H., 7 Jul 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 27, p. 8232-8237 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Did the mid-Holocene environmental changes cause the boom and bust of hunter-gatherer population size in eastern Fennoscandia?
Tallavaara, M. & Seppä, H., 2012, In: Holocene. 22, 2, p. 215-225 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How flakes shatter: a critical evaluation of quartz fracture analysis
Tallavaara, M., Manninen, M. A., Hertell, E. & Rankama, T., 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 37, 10, p. 2442-2448 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Radiocarbon dates and postglacial colonisation dynamics in eastern Fennoscandia
Tallavaara, M., Manninen, M. A., Pesonen, P. A. P. & Hertell, E. J., 2014, Lateglacial and Postglacial Pioneers in Northern Europe. Archaeopress, Vol. S2599. p. 161-175 14 p. (British Archaeological Reports, International Series ; vol. S2599).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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HY-tiedesäätiö 2024-2027/Bakhia
Tallavaara, M. (Project manager)
Helsingin yliopiston tiedesäätiö Sari Moisio
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Arctic lake biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem resource capacity over the Holocene
Heikkilä, M. (Principal Investigator), Eronen, J. T. (Participant), Luostarinen, T. (Participant), Manninen, M. A. (Participant), McGowan, S. (Participant), Orozco, L. (Participant), Ribeiro, S. (Participant), Saarni, S. (Participant), Salonen, J. S. (Participant), Tallavaara, M. (Participant), Valtonen, T. A. I. (Participant), Weckström, J. (Participant) & Zimmermann, H. (Participant)
01/03/2023 → 30/06/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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The Human Ecological Niche and its Change in the Pleistocene 1.5– 0.012 Million Years Ago
Armstrong, E. (Participant), Tallavaara, M. (Project manager) & Cámara Donoso, J. M. (Participant)
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
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Postglacial Human Dispersal in the North (a case from eastern Finland)
Pesonen, P. A. P. (Project manager), Tallavaara, M. (Participant), Manninen, M. A. (Participant) & Hertell, E. (Participant)
01/01/2010 → …
Project: Research project
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Archaeology (in the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies) (ARCH-HU)
Alenius, T. H. (Participant), Alvik, R. (Participant), Arima, H. (Participant), Carpelan, C. (Participant), Fiema, Z. T. (Principal Investigator), Haggren, G. (Principal Investigator), Hakulin, L. (Participant), Halinen, P. (Principal Investigator), Hamari, P. (Participant), Harlin, E.-K. (Participant), Hertell, E. (Participant), Holmqvist-Sipilä, E. (Participant), Ikäheimo, J. (Participant), Jalkanen-Mäkelä, M. (Participant), Jansson, H. (Participant), Jansson, J. (Participant), Kankaanpää, J. (Participant), Kirkinen, T. (Participant), Kivimäki, S.-M. (Participant), Koivisto, S. (Participant), Kouki, P. (Participant), Kämäräinen, E. (Participant), Lagerstedt, J. (Participant), Lahelma, A. (Participant), Laulumaa, V. A. (Participant), Lavento, M. (Principal Investigator), Lehtinen, L. (Participant), Leimu, K. (Participant), Leino, M. (Participant), Maaranen, P. (Participant), Mannermaa, K. (Participant), Manninen, M. A. (Participant), Mikkola, E. (Participant), Mikkola, T. (Participant), Mökkönen, T. O. (Participant), Nissin, L. H. (Participant), Niukkanen, M. (Participant), Nordqvist, K. (Participant), Nurminen, K. (Participant), Perttola, W. (Participant), Pesonen, P. A. P. (Participant), Rankama, T. (Principal Investigator), Rosendahl, U. (Participant), Räihälä, O. (Participant), Salminen, T. (Participant), Salo, K. H. (Participant), Seitsonen, O. (Participant), Seppälä, S.-L. (Participant), Silvonen, S. (Participant), Suha, M. (Participant), Tallavaara, M. (Participant), Tuovinen, T. (Participant), Uino, P. (Participant), Viitanen, E.-M. (Participant), Vajanto, K. (Participant) & Wessman, A. (Participant)
28/02/2011 → 28/02/2011
Project: Research Evaluation 2011
Activities
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EAA Annual Meeting 2023
Manninen, M. A. (Speaker: Presenter), Eronen, J. T. (Attendee), Kaaronen, R. O. (Attendee) & Tallavaara, M. (Attendee)
1 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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The Reconstruction of Fossil Mammal Communities Using Recommender Systems, and its Effect on Ecometric Paleoenvironmental Inference
Parker, A. K. (Speaker), Liu, L. (Speaker), Tallavaara, M. (Speaker) & Žliobaitė, I. (Speaker)
28 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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International Open Workshop: Socio-Environmental Dynamics over the Last 12,000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes III
Tallavaara, M. (Speaker: Presenter)
15 Apr 2013 → 18 Apr 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Society for American Archaeology 78th Annual Meeting
Tallavaara, M. (Attendee)
3 Apr 2013 → 7 Apr 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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3rd BioCold workshop
Tallavaara, M. (Speaker: Presenter)
23 Apr 2013 → 26 Apr 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Tammenlastuja: Menneisyys opettaa
Heikkilä, M., Manninen, M. A., Valtonen, T. A. I., Weckström, J., Oinonen, M., Tallavaara, M., Eronen, J. T., Kahilainen, K., Piro, A., Malinen, T., Hellsten, S., Mykrä, H., Tolonen, K., Harkonen, L. S., Pokka, P. H., Auvinen, P., Väliranta, M., Arppe, L., Ekholm, P., Salonen, J. S., Zimmermann, H., Ribeiro, S., Saarni, S., Vinni, M. & Atti, S. M.
10/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media