Henry Chapman & David Smith: When is a Gravel Quarry not a Gravel Quarry: When it's a Marsh Fort

Henry Chapman is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Birmingham. Henry’s research interests centre on the later prehistoric period, and particularly the relationships between human activity and environmental change within past landscapes and focusing on wetland sites. He specialises in the use of digital technologies to enable the modelling and analysis of the wide range of information required for such study to engage with past sites and landscapes. This interest in the potential of digital technologies within heritage has also expanded to research into the use of these within galleries, museums, libraries and archives.
David Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology at the University of Birmingham. David’s main research interests concern the interpretation of insect remains from the archaeological record. He uses insect remains to investigate landscape and land-use change as well as living conditions in archaeological settlements. David has over 25 years’ experience providing commercial consultancy on insect remains from a range of archaeological sites in the UK and abroad.
Delivered May 29, 2024