Dr Simon Fitch
Future Leaders Fellow
| Faculty/Dept/School |
School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences) |
|---|---|
| s.fitch@bradford.ac.uk |
Biography
Dr Fitch is currently a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow who is leading the 'Life on the Edge' project. He has a long interest in the study of all aspects of submerged landscapes. His research has research focused upon the study of submerged archaeology and landscapes worldwide and the impacts of environmental and landscape change upon human populations during prehistory. Earlier research included analysis of the offshore landscapes of Wales as part of the ‘West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project’, the DEFRA funded Humber REC Project and the NOAA funded ‘Between the salt water and the sea strand’, and the ERC funded 'Europes Lost Frontiers' project.
Research
Simon is leading the "Life on the Edge" project, using high resolution seismic data and novel sampling techniques to locate and map submerged Late Palaeolithic landscapes. The “Life on the Edge” project seeks to develop techniques and models, including the use of Parametric Echo Sounders and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV’s) to provide ground-breaking mapping of Late Palaeolithic coastlines. This will lead to the generation of models of Late Palaeolithic occupation that will identify archaeological areas of interest. This is significant since such data will assist government and developers in identifying areas of the seabed have most potential value for Late Palaeolithic preservation.
Publications
| Peer Reviewed Journal | |
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| Title | Response to Comment on "Sedimentary DNA from a submerged site reveals wheat in the British Isles 8000 years ago" (2015) |
| Authors | Smith, O.; Momber, G.; Bates, R.; Garwood, P.; Fitch, Simon; Pallen, M.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Allaby, R.G. |
| Title | Thermal age, cytosine deamination and the veracity of 8,000 year old wheat DNA from sediments (2015) |
| Authors | Kistler, L.; Smith, O.; Ware, R.; Momber, G.; Bates, R.; Garwood, P.; Fitch, Simon; Pallen, M.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Allaby, R.G. |
| Title | Sedimentary DNA from a submerged site reveals wheat in the British Isles 8000 years ago (2015) |
| Authors | Smith O.;Momber G.;Bates R.;Garwood P.;Fitch S.;Pallen M.;Gaffney V.;Allaby R. |
| Journal | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.1261278 |
| Title | Reconstructing North Sea palaeolandscapes from 3D and high-density 2D seismic data: An overview (2014) |
| Authors | van Heteren, S.; Meekes, J.A.C.; Bakker, M.A.J.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Fitch, Simon; Gearey, B.R.; Paap, B.F. |
| Title | Time and a Place: A luni-solar 'time-reckoner' from 8th millennium BC Scotland (2013) |
| Authors | 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. |
| DOI | 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 |
| Title | Considering the ‘Terra Incognita’ and the implications for the Cultural Resource Management of the Arabian Gulf Palaeolandscape (2011) |
| Authors | Cuttler, R.; Fitch, Simon; Al-Naimi, F.A. |
| Book Chapters | |
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| Title | Chapter 3.1 - The West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project (2019) |
| Authors | Vince Gaffney and Simon Fitch |
| Journal | Wales and the Sea: 10,000 years of Welsh Maritime History |
| Publisher | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales |
| Title | Doggerland and the lost frontiers project (2015–2020) (2017) |
| Authors | 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. |
| Journal | Coastal Research Library |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-53160-1_20 |
| Title | Multi-proxy palaeoecological approaches to submerged landscapes: a case study from ‘Doggerland’, in the southern North Sea (2017) |
| Authors | Gearey, B.J.; Hopla, E.-J.; Boomer, I.; Smith, D.; Marshall, P.; Fitch, Simon; Griffiths, S.; Tapping, D.R. |
| Title | Time and Tide: Modelling the effects of landscape change on Population support in the Southern North Sea (2013) |
| Authors | Fitch, Simon |
| Published Reports | |
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| Title | Sedimentary DNA from a submerged site reveals wheat in the British Isles 8000 years ago (2015) |
| Authors | Smith, O.; Momber, G.; Bates, R.; Garwood, P.; Fitch, Simon; Pallen, M.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Allaby, R.G. |
| Title | The application of extensive 3D Seismic Reflection Data for the exploration of extensive inundated Palaeolandscapes (2013) |
| Authors | Fitch, Simon; Gaffney, Vincent L. |