The School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences uniquely integrates Archaeological Sciences, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Archaeology and Forensic Sciences to further the study of people, their society and their environments in the present and the past. Our approach is profoundly multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, bridging the sciences and the humanities.
This vision is promoted through the school's specialist groups including the Biological Anthropology Research Centre, the Stable Isotope Centre and Visualising Heritage, the university centre where archaeologists and forensic scientists use the latest technologies to capture, image, analyse and disseminate every aspect of archaeological activity. From digital objects to landscapes, geophysics, GIS and the creation of virtual environments, Together the School promotes new ways to see and understand our past, present and future and uses leading research to inform teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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University of Bradford honoured with Queen’s Anniversary Prize for outstanding archaeology
The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes recognise outstanding work by UK colleges and universities that shows quality and innovation and delivers real benefit to the wider world and public through education and training. The Prizes are the highest national Honour awarded in UK further and higher education. Prizes are granted by The Queen every two years.
https://www.queensanniversaryprizes.org.uk/
The Submerged Landscapes Research Centre supports studies into marine palaeolandscapes and wetland landscapes andis based at the University of Bradford. Our vision in founding the centre has been to provide a unique research group, aimed at the study of global prehistoric, marine and wetland palaeolandscapes and underpinned through the development of novel research methodologies and data analytics.
Staffed by an interdisciplinary team, the Centre acts as a global focus, developing recognised methodologies for the study of inaccessible landscapes and supporting research worldwide. The Centre will specifically collaborate with the offshore sector, utilising the vast data sets now being provided through offshore development. Our research seeks to impact on our understanding of human settlement through the comparative analysis of historic climate change, sea level rise and human response to these past and contemporary processes.
For further information on the AHRC funded project "Taken at the Flood - click here
For further information on the UKRI FLF funded "Life on the Edge" project - click here
For futher information on the Historic England "UNPATH'D Waters" project - click here
For further information on the ERC-funded Europe's Lost Frontiers -click here
For further information on Wet Futures - click here
https://submergedlandscapes.teamapp.com/
We pioneer interdisciplinary approaches linking tangible and intangible heritage that are informed by contemporary need and current thinking. The University of Bradford has established a reputation for work on imaging and visualisation in archaeology and anthropology through a number of high-profile projects. These capabilities are built around expertise in 3D imaging of bones, bodies, artefacts, archaeological sites, heritage structures and both terrestrial and marine landscapes. We undertake research and commercial work with institutions that want to make their collections more widely accessible and discoverable; as well as archaeologists, heritage bodies and community organisations that are interested in digital documentation of artefacts, built heritage, archaeological sites, parkland, historic and palaeo-landscapes. At our disposal are techniques for geophysical prospection, mobile mapping, 3D laser scanning, GNSS, aerial imagery (incl. thermography and multispectral), Gigapan imagery, structure-from-motion photogrammetry, object scanning (structured light scanning and laser scanning) and surface metrology. We couple this with immersive outputs and visualisation using Virtual and Mixed reality and custom viewers.
https://visualisingheritage.org/