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Małgorzata Kot serves as an Associate Professor in the Stone Age Department at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Archaeology. Her research focuses on Palaeolithic archaeology, human evolution, and cave site analysis across Central Europe and Central Asia, with particular emphasis on flint knapping techniques and Neanderthal studies.
Her research interests center on palaeolithic archaeology, flint knapping methodologies, human evolutionary processes, Neanderthal adaptations, and cave site formation. She employs interdisciplinary approaches integrating lithic analysis, biomarker detection (sterols/bile acids), ancient DNA, and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions to investigate human occupations and environmental transitions during the Pleistocene-Holocene.
Recent publications (2022-2025) reveal three dominant research trajectories: biomarker applications for detecting human presence in cave sediments, lithic technology analysis (particularly asymmetric core reduction and scar chronology), and human migration studies using ancient DNA. Her work spans Polish sites like Tunel Wielki Cave and Central Asian locations in the Tian Shan piedmonts, demonstrating methodological innovation through non-destructive protein screening and molecular proxy integration.
