Dr. Simon Fitch,

Future Leaders Fellow

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, includingthe use of Parametric EchoSounders and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV’s) to provide ground-breakingmapping of Late Palaeolithic coastlines. This will lead to the generation ofmodels of Late Palaeolithic occupation that will identify archaeological areasof interest. This is significant since such data will assist government anddevelopers in identifying areas of the seabed have most potential value forLate Palaeolithic preservation.

Research projects

Research projects involving Dr. Simon Fitch.

Role	Date	Title/description	Funder	Award
PI		The Life on the Edge Project (LOTE), a UKRI Futures leaders fellowship based at the University of Bradford (UK) which seeks to undertake innovative archaeological research into the Late Palaeolithic (20,000 to 10,000 years ago) landscapes that were submerged by sea level rise following the end of the last glaciation. The project seeks to provide information for research through the development of new techniques and models, including the use of Parametric Echo Sounders and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV’s) in a series of surveys 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.

Research supervision

Dr. Simon Fitch is responsible for the supervision of 1 postgraduate researchers at the University of Bradford.