Urgeschichte und Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie

Dr. Elisa Bandini

Address:
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen,
Department of Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology,
Schloss Hohentübingen, Burgsteige 11,
72070, Tübingen, Germany

Email: Elisa-bandinispam prevention@hotmail.it

Website: http://bit.ly/2AuFQK4

EDUCATION

2014 - 2018 Magna cum Laude Archaeology PhD: ‘On the Individual Learning of Primate Material Culture’, at The University of Birmingham & The University of Tübingen, Germany.
2013 Successfully completed a ten-week accredited online course provided by Duke University, USA, on Human Evolutionary Genetics.
2012 - 2013 Achieved an MSc with Distinction in Human Osteoarchaeology from the University of Edinburgh, UK.
2009 - 2012 Achieved a First Division Second Class Honours BA in Archaeology from the University of Bristol, UK.

WORK

2019 - Present Postdoctoral researcher in the Tools & Culture Amongst Early Hominins research group at The University of Tübingen, Germany
2014 - 2018 Research Assistant at The University of Birmingham and the University of Tübingen, Germany.
2015 - 2016 Collecting and analysing observational data for a collaborative project with Twycross Zoo to improve their great ape enclosures.
2015- 2017 Presented research at several Open Days of The University of Birmingham for prospective students and parents.
2011 Interned at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway for five weeks. Worked in the laboratories cleaning, re-assembling and preparing Jurassic fossils for exhibition.
2011 Interned at the Italian Consulate Office in Oslo, Norway.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2019-present MSc course leader: ‘observational methods in primate behaviour’ at The University of Tübingen, Germany.
2018 Invited as a guest lecturer to give a 2hr lecture on the evolution of culture and cognition in early humans at The University of Tübingen, Germany.
2017 Invited as a guest lecturer to give a 2hr lecture on social learning in animals, and present a seminar to postgraduate Psychology and Animal Behaviour students at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2017 Teaching Assistant for the postgraduate course “Cognitive Evolution” at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2016 - 2017 Teaching Assistant for the postgraduate course “Transferable Skills” at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2016 - 2017 Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate course “Research Methods” at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2016 - 2017 Teaching Assistant for the third- year course “Cultural Evolution and Cognition”. Presented a 2hr lecture on methodologies for testing cultural evolution in human and non-human subjects at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2015 - 2016 Supervised four undergraduate students working towards their third-year dissertation and one MSc student at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2015 Teaching Assistant for the “Primate Anatomy” course in the Department of Biosciences at The University of Birmingham, UK.
2015 - 2016 Teaching Assistant for the “Developmental Psychology” course at The University of Birmingham, UK.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Bandini E., Reeves, J., Snyder, W., & Tennie, C. 2021. Clarifying misconceptions of the Zone of Latent Solutions hypothesis: A response to Haidle & Schlaudt. Biological Theory, 15, 161-174.

  • Bandini E. 2021. Implementing long-term baselines into primate tool-use studies. American Journal of Primatology, e23224.

  • Bandini E, Bandini M, Tennie C. 2021. A short report on the extent of stone handling across otter species. Animal Behaviour and Cognition, 8(1), 15-22.

  • Tennie C., Bandini E., van Schaik C.P. & Hopper L.M. 2020. The Zone of Latent Solutions and its relevance to understanding ape cultures. Biology & Philosophy, 35(55).

  • Bandini E, & Tennie. C. 2020. Exploring the role of individual learning in animal tool-use. PeerJ, e9877.

  • Bandini E, Motes-Rodrigo, A., Steele, M. P., Rutz, C., & Tennie, C. 2020. Examining the mechanisms underlying the acquisition of animal tool behaviour. Biology Letters, 16(6), 20200122.

  • Bandini E, & Harrison R. 2020. Innovation in chimpanzees. Biological Reviews Early View.

  • Neadle D, Bandini E, & Tennie C. 2020. Testing the individual and social learning abilities of task-naïve captive chimpanzees in a nut-cracking task. PeerJ, 8e8734.

  • Motes-Rodrigo A, Reindl E & Bandini E, Comment on: Osiurak  & Reynaud, 2020. Behavioural and Brain Sciences.  

  • Bandini E, & Tennie C. 2019. Individual acquisition of ‘stick pounding’ behaviour by naïve chimpanzees. American Journal of Primatology, 81(6), e22987.

  • Bandini E, & Tennie C. 2018. Naïve, captive long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis) fail to individually and socially learn pound-hammering, a tool-use behaviour. Royal Society Open Science, 5, 171826.

  • Reindl E, Bandini E, Tennie, C. 2018. The zone of latent solutions and its relation to the classics: Vygotsky and Köhler. In: Di Paolo LD, D’Almeida AFA, Vincenzo FD, eds. Evolution f Primate Social Cognition. Berlin: Springer.

  • Bandini E, & Tennie C. 2017. Spontaneous reoccurrence of “scooping”, a wild tool-use behaviour, in naïve chimpanzees. PeerJ, 5e3814.

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ORGANISATION

  • 2020: Awarded a grant (€6000) to organise a two-day symposium on Primate Archaeology at The University of Tübingen.

  • 2017: Organised a third Culture Conference (two days) at the University of Birmingham, UK, with the title: “Innovation in cultural systems: an interdisciplinary meeting”. Received three bursaries amounting to £5000.

  • 2017: Participated in several outreach days at ThinkTank Science Museum in Birmingham, UK, presenting research to the general public.

  • 2016: Organised  a  second  Culture Conference (two days) at the University of Birmingham, UK, examining “When and How does Cumulative Culture emerge?”. Received two bursaries amounting to £3000.

  • 2015: Organised a highly successful one-day interdisciplinary conference (Culture Conference) at the University of Birmingham, UK, entitled: “The Origins and Transmissions of Culture”. Received two bursaries amounting to £1500.

  • 2014: Part of a committee to organise and staff the Social Sciences Fair at the central library in Birmingham, UK.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

  • 2021: Online podium presentation at CES

  • 2021: Online podium presentation at ASAB

  • 2021: Online podium presentation at EHBEA

  • 2020: Podium presentation at Steve conference, Tübingen, Germany.

  • 2020: Two podium talks accepted for IPS conference, Ecuador (postponed to 2021 due to COVID19)

  • 2020: Presented theoretical talk at PrimArch workshop, Tübingen, Germany.

  • 2019: Invited speaker at the MPI Berlin, Germany.

  • 2018: Invited Keynote speaker at the Culture Conference (now organised by The University of Stirling, UK).

  • 2017: Presented research talk at the ESHE conference in Leiden, Netherlands.

  • 2017: Presented research talk at the inaugural Cultural Evolution Society Meeting in Jena, Germany.

  • 2017: Presented a talk on Women in Science at The University of Birmingham, UK.

  • 2016: Presented research poster at IPS conference in Chicago, USA.

  • 2016: Presented research poster at ASAB conference in Durham, UK.

  • 2015: Presented research poster at the PSGB conference in London, UK.

  • 2015: Presented research poster at the ESHE conference at The British Museum in London, UK.

  • 2015: Presented research talk at the annual Biosciences conference at The University of Birmingham, UK.

  • 2015: Presented research poster at The School of Mind and Thought’s conference at The University of Berlin, Germany.

  • 2015: Presented research at The University of Birmingham’s research event. Was awarded “Best Poster” prize and “Best Presentation” award.

  • 2015: Presented poster on first PhD experiment at the ASAB conference in Durham, UK.

  • 2013: Presented MSc research poster at the annual BABAO conference in York, UK.

GRANTS

  • 2020: Awarded a Seedcorn Grant in collaboration with Dr Amanda Tan to carry out research with wild long-tailed macaques in Thailand.

  • 2018-Present: Awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant to carryout fieldwork in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil, as the PI of an independent project working with wild capuchins.

REVIEW WORK

  • 2020: Ad-hoc reviewer for Wires

  • 2019: Ad-hoc reviewer for Wires

  • 2018: Ad-hoc reviewer for Ethology

  • 2018: Ad-hoc reviewer for Behavioural Processes

FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2019-2021: Leakey Foundation funded research trip on the tool-use abilities of wild capuchins in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil.

  • 2016: Research trip to Chimfunshi Wildlife Sanctuary, Zambia, Africa. Carried out research on chimpanzee tool-use.

  • 2016: Undertook several research trips to the Isle of Man, UK, to carry out research project on long-tailed macaques.

  • 2012: Undertook part in the annual University of Bristol excavation at Berkley Castle.

  • 2011: Participated in the University of Bristol’s excavation at Berkley Castle in Somerset (three weeks).

  • 2008 - 2010: Excavated each summer with the University of Bologna on an 11th century monastery in Ravenna, Italy.

LANGUAGES

Italian: Native
English: Fluent  
French: B2
German: A2