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Professor Vincent Gaffney,
50th Anniversary Chair

Information about Professor Vincent Gaffney at the University of Bradford.

School of Archaeological & Forensic Sci
(Faculty of Life Sciences)
Email:
v.gaffney@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 234235
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Biography

Professor Vincent Gaffney is Anniversary Chair in Landscape Archaeology at the Department of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bradford. Current research projects include the AHRC Taken at the Flood and Unptath'd Waters project. He continues his research in the Stonehenge Landscape as part of the LBI_ArchPro “Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes” Project where he leads the UK team creating 3D and virtual imaging of the landscape from an extensive programme of geophysical survey of the largely unmapped landscape. He is also a member of the Avon Riverside project team.Previous research projects include the ERC-funded Advanced Grant project - "Lost Frontiers: exploring climate change, settlement and colonisation of the submerged landscapes of the North Sea basin using ancient DNA, seismic mapping and complex systems modelling". During 2016 he was part of the "Curious Travellers" team which received AHRC funding to crowd-source images for reconstruction of damaged cultural sites. He led the analysis of the Mesolithic pit alignment at Warren Field Crathes, and took part in agent-based modelling of the battle of Manzikert (1071) in Anatolia and he was Co-PI on the EPSRC Gravity Gradient Project providing imaging for novel gravity sensor development. Other fieldwork has included a major project investigating Roman Wroxeter, survey of Diocletian’s Mausoleum in Split, the wetland landscape of the river Cetina (Croatia), fieldwork in Italy centred on the Roman town at Forum Novum, historic landscape characterisation at Fort Hood (Texas) and internet mapping of the Mundo Maya region. Professor Gaffney has wider interests in knowledge exchange and co-PI’d the ERDF/AWM-funded Visual and Imaging Network for the West Midlands industrial region. Professor Gaffney has received national and international awards for his work including the 2013 European Archaeological Heritage Prize awarded by the European Association of Archaeologists and the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education. His work on inundated marine landscapes received the 2007 award for Heritage Presentation at the British Association for the Advancement of Science. His book “Europe’s Lost World” was awarded the “Best Publication” prize at the British Archaeological Awards in 2010. In 2017 his work at Durrington Walls received "Best Research Project" prize, whilst in 2018 he was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Awards for services to scientific research

Research

I have a wide range of research interests centred around landscape archaeology and previous and current research projects. These include -Landscape ArchaeologyInundated marine paleolandscapesCroatian ArchaeologyBritish Prehistory Mediterranean landscape archaeologyDigital Humanities

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Professor Vincent Gaffney is as follows:

  • Croatian

Education

  • University of Reading - BA
  • University of Reading - PhD

  • European Archaeological Heritage Prize in the year 01-JAN-13 (specified as 01/01/2013)
  • Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in the year 01-JAN-96 (specified as 01/01/1996)
  • MBE for services to science in the year 01-JAN-18 (specified as 01/01/2018)
  • BT Development Award in the year 01-JAN-96 (specified as 01/01/1996)
  • Research Project of the Year in the year 01-JAN-17 (specified as 01/01/2017)

  • Society of Antiquaries of London, Member of the Society of Antiquaries of London
  • Highways Agency Scientific Advisory Panel for the A303 tunnel,
  • Archaeology Data service,

Publications

There are 26 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Vincent Gaffney. They are listed as:

  • book (1)
  • book chapter (5)
  • conference publication (3)
  • peer reviewed journal (14)
  • published report (2)
  • reviews (1)

Book

Professor Vincent Gaffney has 1 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Wroxeter, the Cornovii, and the urban process: vol.1 researching the hinterland final report on the Wroxeter Hinterland project 1994-1997 2007 Gaffney, Vincent L.; White, R.H.; Goodchild, H.; Bevan, L.

Book Chapter

Professor Vincent Gaffney has 5 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The West Coast Palaeolandscape Project 2019 Gaffney, Vincent L.; Fitch, Simon
Curious Travellers: Repurposing imagery to manage and interpret threatened monuments, sites and landscapes 2019 Heritage Under Pressure - Threats and Solutions. Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment Heritage Under Pressure - Threats and Solutions. Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment Andrew S. Wilson, Vince Gaffney, Chris Gaffney, Eugene Ch'ng, Richard Bates, Gareth Sears, Tom Sparrow, Andrew Murgatroyd, Edward Faber and Robin A.E. Coningham 978-1-78925-246-0 Oxbow
Chapter 3.1 - The West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project 2019 Wales and the Sea: 10,000 years of Welsh Maritime History Wales and the Sea: 10,000 years of Welsh Maritime History Vince Gaffney and Simon Fitch RedKnap M., Rees S., Aberg A. 9781784615277 Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Doggerland and the lost frontiers project (2015–2020) 2017 Coastal Research Library Coastal Research Library 20 305 - 319 Gaffney V.;Allaby R.;Bates R.;Bates M.;Ch’ng E.;Fitch S.;Garwood P.;Momber G.;Murgatroyd P.;Pallen M.;Ramsey E.;Smith D.;Smith O. 2211-0577 10.1007/978-3-319-53160-1_20
Visualising Space and Movement: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Palace of Diocletian, Split 2013 Springer Series on Cultural Computing Springer Series on Cultural Computing 93 - 117 Gaffney V.;Sears G.;Gaffney C.;Schmidt A.;Goodchild H.;Lobb M.;Sparrow T.;Tomcik D.;Kirigin B.;Milosević A.;Barabrić V. 2195-9056 10.1007/978-1-4471-5535-5_6

Conference Publication

Professor Vincent Gaffney has 3 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
BradPhys to BradViz or from archaeological science to heritage science 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2016 n/a 1 Gaffney V.;Cuttler R.;Bates R.;Gaffney C.;Ch'Ng E.;Wilson A. 9781467389938 10.1109/VSMM.2016.7863167
2016 Cityscapes without figures: geophysics, computing and the future of urban studies Cityscapes without figures: geophysics, computing and the future of urban studies Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Neubauer, W.; Ch'ng, E.; Goodchild, H.; Murgatroyd, Philip; Sears, G.; Kirigin, B.; Milosovic, A.; White, R.
Merging the real with the virtual: Crowd behaviour mining with virtual environments 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2016 Ch'Ng E.;Gaffney V.;Garwood P.;Chapman H.;Bates R.;Neubauer W. 9781467389938 10.1109/VSMM.2016.7863209

Peer Reviewed Journal

Professor Vincent Gaffney has 14 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Geophysical investigation of the neolithic Calanais landscape 2019 Bates, C.R.; Bates, M.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Raub, T.D.
Durrington walls and the Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project 2010-2016 2018 Archaeological Prospection 25 255 - 269 Gaffney V.;Neubauer W.;Garwood P.;Gaffney C.;Löcker K.;Bates R.;De Smedt P.;Baldwin E.;Chapman H.;Hinterleitner A.;Wallner M.;Nau E.;Filzwieser R.;Kainz J.;Trausmuth T.;Schneidhofer P.;Zotti G.;Lugmayer A.;Trinks I.;Corkum A. 1075-2196 10.1002/arp.1707
Sentinel-1 bathymetry for North Sea palaeolandscape analysis 2016 Stewart, C.; Renga, A.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Schiavon, G.
Stigmergy in comparative settlement choice and palaeoenvironment simulation 2016 Ch'ng, E.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Hakvoort, G.
Response to Comment on "Sedimentary DNA from a submerged site reveals wheat in the British Isles 8000 years ago" 2015 Smith, O.; Momber, G.; Bates, R.; Garwood, P.; Fitch, Simon; Pallen, M.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Allaby, R.G.
Thermal age, cytosine deamination and the veracity of 8,000 year old wheat DNA from sediments 2015 Kistler, L.; Smith, O.; Ware, R.; Momber, G.; Bates, R.; Garwood, P.; Fitch, Simon; Pallen, M.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Allaby, R.G.
Sedimentary DNA from a submerged site reveals wheat in the British Isles 8000 years ago 2015 Science 347 998 - 1001 Smith O.;Momber G.;Bates R.;Garwood P.;Fitch S.;Pallen M.;Gaffney V.;Allaby R. 0036-8075 10.1126/science.1261278
Unveiling the prehistoric landscape at Stonehenge through multi-receiver EMI 2014 De Smedt, P; Van Meirvenne, M.; Saey, T.; Baldwin, E.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.
Reconstructing North Sea palaeolandscapes from 3D and high-density 2D seismic data: An overview 2014 van Heteren, S.; Meekes, J.A.C.; Bakker, M.A.J.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Fitch, Simon; Gearey, B.R.; Paap, B.F.
My Historic Environment 2014 Gaffney, Vincent L.
Assessment of the CMD Mini-Explorer, a New Low-frequency Multi-coil Electromagnetic Device, for Archaeological Investigations 2013 Bonsall, James P.T.; Fry, Robert J.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Armit, Ian; Beck, A.; Gaffney, Vincent L.
Time and a Place: A luni-solar 'time-reckoner' from 8th millennium BC Scotland 2013 Gaffney, Vincent L.; Fitch, Simon; Ramsey, E.; Yorston, R.; Ch'ng, E.; Baldwin, E.; Bates, R.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Ruggles, C.; Sparrow, Thomas; McMillan, A.; Cowley, D.; Fraser, S.; Murray, C.; Murray, H.; Hopla, E.; Howard, A. Gaffney V, Fitch S, Ramsey E, et al (2013) Time and a Place: A luni-solar 'time-reckoner' from 8th millennium BC Scotland. Internet Archaeology 34. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.34.1
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project 2012 Archaeological Prospection 19 147 - 155 Gaffney C.;Gaffney V.;Neubauer W.;Baldwin E.;Chapman H.;Garwood P.;Moulden H.;Sparrow T.;Bates R.;Löcker K.;Hinterleitner A.;Trinks I.;Nau E.;Zitz T.;Floery S.;Verhoeven G.;Doneus M. 1075-2196 10.1002/arp.1422
Initial Results using GPS Navigation with the Foerster Magnetometer System at the World Heritage Site of Cyrene,Libya. 2008 Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Cuttler, R.; Yorston, R.

Published Report

Professor Vincent Gaffney has 2 publication(s) listed under published report.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Sedimentary DNA from a submerged site reveals wheat in the British Isles 8000 years ago 2015 Smith, O.; Momber, G.; Bates, R.; Garwood, P.; Fitch, Simon; Pallen, M.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Allaby, R.G.
The application of extensive 3D Seismic Reflection Data for the exploration of extensive inundated Palaeolandscapes 2013 Fitch, Simon; Gaffney, Vincent L.

Reviews

Professor Vincent Gaffney has 1 publication(s) listed under reviews.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
In praise of limestone and Dr Branko Kirigin: Landscape and landscape archaeology on the Dalmatian Islands 2017 Vjesnik za Arheologiju i Povijest Dalmatinsku 110 601 - 613 Gaffney V.;Vujnović N.;Hayes J.;Kaiser T.;Forenbaher S. 1845-7789