Yin Lam, University of Victoria

Research

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Archaeology zooarchaeology palaeoanthropology

Latest papers

Out of Africa and into an ice age: on the role of global climate change in the late Pleistocene migration of early modern humans out of Africa.
Journal of human evolution · 2009

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Zooarchaeology of the pleistocene/holocene transition in South China
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$150,436

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Out of Africa and into an ice age: on the role of global climate change in the late Pleistocene migration of early modern humans out of Africa.

Carto SL, Weaver AJ, Hetherington R, Lam Y, Wiebe EC

Journal of human evolution2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.09.004 PMID: 19019409

Zooarchaeology of the pleistocene/holocene transition in South China

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lam, Yin-Man

Keywords: archaeology; hunter-gatherers; prehistoric economy; agriculture; zooarchaeology; faunal analysis; taphonomy; china; palaeolithic/neolithic; pleistocene/holocene

$150,436

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Archaeology Dear Professor Lam, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Out of Africa and into an ice age: on the role of global climate change in the late Pleistocene migration of early modern humans out of Africa." (2009), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]