Marc Dickinson is a Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York, whose work lies at the intersection of geochemistry, archaeology, and human evolutionary studies. He specialises in analytical chemistry, with particular expertise in chiral amino acid analysis and palaeoproteomics. His research explores how proteins and amino acids break down in the fossil record, especially in faunal remains and dental enamel.

Marc develops and applies innovative analytical methods to investigate biomolecular preservation, with a strong focus on amino acid racemisation and its use in building dating frameworks for archaeological and fossil material. More broadly, he is interested in how molecular-scale changes can be used to understand the age, preservation, and histories of archaeological and palaeontological samples. He also works on tracing inorganic degradation over time using high-resolution chemical mapping and imaging, providing complementary perspectives on preservation and diagenesis. He has worked on projects across the globe, analysing material from a wide range of depositional environments and contexts.