A5091153046- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Geological formations and processes
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Digital Humanities and Scholarship
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Technology and Data Analysis
- Environmental law and policy
- Archaeological Research and Protection
British Museum
2015-2024
University of Manchester
2017
Bournemouth University
2016-2017
University College London
2009-2014
New York University Press
2013
Prehistoric Society
2009-2012
Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory
2009-2012
Equinor (Norway)
2005
University of London
1955-1963
Institute of Ophthalmology
1955-1963
Investigations at Happisburgh, UK, have revealed the oldest known hominin footprint surface outside Africa between ca. 1 million and 0.78 years ago. The site has long been recognised for preservation of sediments containing Early Pleistocene fauna flora, but since 2005 also yielded humanly made flint artefacts, extending record human occupation northern Europe by least 350,000 years. consist sands, gravels laminated silts laid down a large river within upper reaches its estuary. In May 2013...
The oldest known hominin remains in Europe [~1.5 to ~1.1 million years ago (Ma)] have been recovered from Iberia, where paleoenvironmental reconstructions indicated warm and wet interglacials mild glacials, supporting the view that once established, populations persisted continuously. We report analyses of marine terrestrial proxies a deep-sea core on Portugese margin show presence pronounced millennial-scale climate variability during glacial period ~1.154 ~1.123 Ma, culminating terminal...
The climatic signal of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 11 is well-documented in marine and ice-sheet isotopic records known to comprise at least two major warm episodes with an intervening cool phase. Terrestrial MIS 11, though high resolution, are often fragmentary their chronology poorly constrained. However, some notable exceptions include sequences from the maar lakes France Tenaghi Philippon Greece. In UK, Hoxnian Interglacial has been considered correlate 11. New investigations Hoxne...
ABSTRACT Increasing evidence suggests that bifacial technology (Acheulian, Mode 2) arrived in Europe during the early Middle Pleistocene, i.e. significantly earlier than previously proposed. In northern France and Britain, much of age attribution for these assemblages has been based on biostratigraphy lithostratigraphy rather absolute dates. This study presents a systematic application electron spin resonance (ESR) dating sedimentary quartz ESR/U‐series fossil tooth enamel to key Acheulian...
Preliminary results are presented from three seasons' work at the Lower Palaeolithic site Barnham. The complex stratigraphy is described and a provisional interpretation given, which suggests that archaeological deposits date to warm phase after Anglian (Middle Pleistocene) cold stage. A fauna1 assemblage described, providing an environmental biostratigraphic context for site. Further geochronological control provided by amino acid ratios on shells sequence. Two flint assemblages have been...
This paper defines the potential reasons for low population levels in Oxygen Isotope Stages 6–4: climate, habitat preferences and sea level.
In the context of Western European Acheulean Project, this study aims to characterize technology in Europe through analysis handaxes and cleavers from 10 key sites (Britain 4, France Spain 2) acquire a regional view occupation. The historically different systems used categorize analyze data have made it difficult compare results. Here we apply unified simple method (Western Project) that combines traditional technological metrical assemblages containing with an in-depth geometric...
Nowadays, the fruitful discussion regarding morphological variability of handaxes during Middle Pleistocene has reached a decisive moment with use more accurate statistical methods, such as geometric morphometrics (GM) and multivariate analyses (MA). This paper presents preliminary methodological approach for checking utility these new approaches on analysis tools’ shape. It goes beyond simple description morphology isolates variables which define final tool. We compared two sites, Boxgrove...
ABSTRACT The Early and early Middle Pleistocene archaeological record in Britain from c. 900 to 500 ka marks a critical shift human occupation of northwest Europe, occasional pioneer populations with simple core flake technology more widespread associated the appearance Acheulean technology. Key understanding this are fluvial deposits extinct Bytham River central East Anglia, where series Lower Palaeolithic sites lie on 15 km stretch former river. In paper we present results new fieldwork...
Abstract The presence or absence of handaxes endures as the major criterion Lower Palaeolithic classification, with contemporaneous core-and-flake industries modelled simpler counterparts to Acheulean technology. This is based on supposed formal tools, particularly large cutting tools (LCTs) which are understood be important within lifeways, functioning butchery knives among other uses. Scrapers from industry High Lodge (MIS 13) evidence formalised flake-tool production techniques, geared...
The Lower Palaeolithic site at Elveden, Suffolk, was the subject of new excavations from 1995–1999. Excavations around edge and in centre former clay-pit revealed sediments infilling a lake basin that had formed Lowestoft till, overlying Chalk, till being attributed to Anglian glaciation (MIS 12). contain pollen can be assigned zones HoI HoIIa early Hoxnian 11). Overlying grey clays ostracods, molluscs, vertebrates, carbonate concretions. Together they are indicative fluvial environment...
Abstract A number of archaeological sites dated to MIS 8 and 7 containing Early Middle Palaeolithic Levalloisian assemblages can now be identified within the British record. These provide a mixture high‐ low‐resolution signatures, which together permit reconstruction aspects early Neanderthal behaviour, settlement history technological organisation Isles. Much is certainly missing, but it possible begin task disentangling previously conflated Palaeolithic, separating those belonging...
Over the last decade comprehensive exploration for turbidite plays has been rewarded by a significant number of hydrocarbon discoveries. However, industry is still critically challenged with respect to appropriate and refined prediction sand/shale distributions within these depositional systems. Along strong sustained commercial interest in plays, extensive subsurface datasets, including new generation core- well/log-calibrated seismic facies suites, have become available. Based on this...
Abstract The lithic record from the Solent River and its tributaries is re‐examined in light of recent interpretations about changing demography Britain during Lower early Middle Palaeolithic. Existing models terrace stratigraphies tributary areas are reviewed corresponding archaeological (specifically handaxes) for each assessed to provide relative changes human occupation through time. Bournemouth area studied detail examine effects quarrying urbanisation on collection history biases it...