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Developing a 'Maritime and Marine Historic Environment Research Framework' for England
The Centre for Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton have been commissioned by English Heritage to co-ordinate the development of a research framework for the maritime, marine and coastal archaeology of England.
The research framework will provide a coherent overview of previous research into the maritime and marine historic environment of England, which will enable long-term strategic planning, inform policy and provide a statement of agreed research priorities within which researchers can shape and seek funding for projects.
In order for this to be both a successful reflection of the current state of knowledge and a vehicle by which the key research questions for this diverse community can be identified, it is essential that all those involved in the maritime, marine or coastal archaeology of England, from the academic, commercial and voluntary sectors, are involved in its creation. To this end, we are inviting as many stakeholders as possible to be involved in the process. In addition, there will be public consultation on each element of the framework.
Developing a Resource Assessment and Research Agenda:
The project involves an assessment of our current state of knowledge on a period-by-period (the resource assessment) and production of a research agenda outlining the gaps in our knowledge, strengths to build upon and identifying future avenues of research.
The resource assessment process and the subsequent development of a research agenda will be driven by working groups. Each working group, comprised of 5-6 members and two chairs. The resource assessment and research agenda documents produced by the working groups will be open to public consultation through these webpages, and in addition a targeted consultation group of 'critical friends' (experts and practitioners in the field) will be recruited to comment in detail on them. After consultation these will be drawn together into one Maritime and Marine Historic Environment Resource Assessment and Research Agenda for England, ready for publication in July 2010.
| Working groups | Chairs |
|---|---|
| Palaeolithic | Prof Geoff Bailey Dr Kieran Westley |
Mesolithic |
Prof Martin Bell Dr Graeme Warren |
| Neolithic and Early Bronze Age | Dr Fraser Sturt Prof Robert van de Noort |
| Late Bronze Age and Iron Age | Dr Jeremy Hill Dr Steve Willis |
| Roman | Gustav Milne Dr Mick Walsh Dr Pete Wilson |
| Early Medieval | Prof Martin Carver Dr Chris Loveluck |
| Medieval | Dr Jon Adams Dr Joe Flatman |
| Post-Medieval and Early Modern | Kevin Camidge Dr Virginia Dellino-Musgrave |
| Modern | Dave Parham Mark Beattie-Edwards |
| Methods, Technologies, Visualisation and Dissemination | Dr Justin Dix John Gribble |
| Archaeological Archives and Collections | Julie Satchell Duncan Brown |
Key Project Dates and Getting Involved:
The working drafts of each resource assessment document, from the Palaeolithic to the present day, will be going online for consultation from the week beginning Monday March 15th 2010 for six weeks. We are putting these documents online as working drafts so that we can gather comments and suggestions at an early stage and ensure that the whole community's views are incorporated into the final resource assessments and research agenda.
Following the consultation, the next key date is the final Project Conference, when the Resource Assessment will be presented and the Research Agenda agreed. It will be on Saturday May 1st 2010 at the University of Southampton and is open to all. The conference is a one day event (with no conference fee). If you would like to attend, please contact Jesse Ransley at framework@soton.ac.uk.