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The exploration of the inundated prehistoric landscapes on our coastal shelves is one of the great challenges remaining to archaeology. In Britain and North West Europe over the last two decades, the results of dedicated research projects, commercial work carried out in preparation for marine infrastructure and community archaeology programmes have transformed our understanding. In May 2021, the Society of Antiquaries and the ERC research project “Europe’s Lost Frontiers” are co-hosting a two-day event to bring researchers together to present the results of new research. Day 1 ( 6 May) will be dedicated to the results of the Europe’s Lost Frontiers project. Day 2 (7 May) will bring together other researchers, focussing on the British Isles and the North Sea but including new research elsewhere.
9:30 Welcome by the General Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, Mr John Lewis FSA
9:45–10:00 Vince Gaffney FSA, University of Bradford. Europe’s Lost Frontiers: The Challenges of Exploring the Prehistoric Landscapes beneath the Southern North Sea
10:00–10:30 Simon Fitch, Richard Bates and Andrew Fraser, University of Bradford, Mapping Doggerland
10:30–11:00 Martin Bates, University of Wales Trinity St. David. An Integrated Investigation of a Lost Valley in Doggerland: Geomorphology and Landscape History
11:00–11:30 Break
11:30–12:00 Ben Gearey, University College Cork. Palaeoenvironmental Studies of Doggerland
12:00–12:30 Tom Hill, Natural History Museum. Diatoms as a Tool for Reconstructing Doggerland’s Palaeoenvironments
12.30–13:00 Robin Allaby, Roselyn Ware, Becky Cribdon and Rosie Everett, University of Warwick. Revealing the Hidden Landscapes of Doggerland with SedaDNA
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–14:20 Tim Kinnaird and Derek Hamilton FSA, University of St. Andrews, University of Glasgow. Doggerland Chronologies
14.20–14.40 Sam Harris and Catherine Batt, University of Bradford. An attractive field: palaeomagnetic potential of sediments collected through Europe’s Lost Frontiers
14:40–15:00 Alex Finlay and Mohammed ben Sharada, Chemostrat, Ltd, University of Bradford. Using Geochemistry to Shed Light on Europe’s Lost Frontiers
15.00–15.30 Break
15.30–16:00 Phil Murgatroyd, Micheál Butler, Eugene Ch’ng and Tabitha Kabora, University of Bradford, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China. Computational Models of Doggerland.
16:00–16.30 Rachel Harding, Simon Fitch, Richard Bates, Martin Bates, Sarah Boyd and James Bonsall. University of Bradford, University of St Andrews, University of Wales Trinity St. David, and Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland. Exploring the Submerged Landscapes of Cardigan Bay and the Irish Sea
16:30–17:00 Ruth Plets, Tine Missiaen and Rachel Harding. Flanders Marine Institute, Belgium, and University of Bradford. The Brown Bank (Southern North Sea): A Geo-archaeological Investigation
17:00–17:30 James Walker, Simon Fitch and Vincent Gaffney, University of Bradford. The Archaeology of the Southern North Sea
9:30–10:00 Geoff Bailey FSA, University of York and Flinders University, Australia. Drowned Landscapes in their Global Context: Themes and Challenges
10:00–10:30 Carol Cotteril, British Geological Survey and Columbia University, New York, USA. Submerged Landscapes as Archives of Past Sea Level
10:30–11:00 Helen Farr FSA, University of Southampton. Submerged Palaeolandscapes and the Peopling of Sahul
11:00–11:30 Break
11:30–12:00 Jonathan Benjamin, Flinders University, Australia. The Deep History of Sea Country: A Perspective from Australia
12:00–12:30 Garry Momber, Maritime Archaeology Trust, Southampton. Bouldnor Cliff, the Underwater Cultural Heritage and Public Outreach
12:30–13:00 Caroline Barrie-Smith, Museum of London Archaeology. CITiZAN Science: Re-invigorating Climate Resilience
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–14:30 Caroline Wickham-Jones FSA, Martin Bates, University of Aberdeen, University of Wales Trinity St. David; Richard Bates, University of St. Andrews. Submerged Landscapes in Northern Britain: Preservation and Potential
14:30–15:00 Nicky Milner FSA, University of York. Star Carr and the North Sea
15:00–15:30 Break
15:30–16:00 Rachel Bynoe, University of Southampton. Palaeolithic Archaeology Offshore of East Anglia
16:00–16:30 Louise Tizzard, Wessex Archaeology. Offshore Development and Industrial Collaboration
16:30–17:00 Nicholas Flemming, National Oceanography Centre. Retrospect and Prospect
17:00–17:30 Bryony Coles, University of Exeter. Reflections on Doggerland
Conference Programme with abstracts and biographies. [.pdf]
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