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Clark Spencer Larsen

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1972
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPaleopathology and ancient diseasesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyIndigenous Studies and Ecology

Publications

272

Citations

9,928

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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Clark Spencer Larsen studies the skeletal and genetic remains of past human populations to understand how health, diet, mobility, and social organization changed over the last 12,000 years, particularly around the shift from foraging to farming. His work combines bioarchaeology (the study of ancient bones and burial practices) with ancient DNA analysis to reconstruct kinship patterns, disease history, and community structure in sites such as Neolithic Çatalhöyük in Turkey. This research helps explain how past environmental and cultural changes shaped human biology and social life.

Bioarchaeology and skeletal analysisAncient DNA and kinship studiesPaleopathology and disease historyNeolithic and prehistoric population studiesHuman adaptation and health over time

Publication output has declined gradually over the last decade, from a peak of around 19 papers in 2018 to roughly 2-3 per year in recent years, though the PI continues to publish steadily in high-profile venues.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 19 publications19182019: 6 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×7
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×5
  • University Press of Florida eBooks×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University)×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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