Soils and sediments as archives
Archaeological soils, colluvia, occupation layers, fills, dark earth and buried horizons are treated as records of past processes.
A long-term programme for studying relationships between people, soils and landscapes.
Archaeological soils, colluvia, occupation layers, fills, dark earth and buried horizons are treated as records of past processes.
We study long-term farming, manuring, erosion, grazing, fertility and the relationship between settlements and fields.
We examine urban layers, markets, waste, faecal inputs and sediments formed by everyday life.
Elemental and isotopic signals are used to study buildings, waste, production, burial, conflict and other forms of human activity.
We work with battlefields, mass graves, decomposition signals, disinfection, artefacts and post-war treatment of landscapes.
We combine GIS, historical maps, spatial modelling, data workflows and publication-ready visualisations.