ACROSS - H2020 - ERC -2017 STG - Helen Farr

Project overview

One of the most exciting and enduring research questions within Archaeology is that of the peopling of the planet and the movement of Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH) Out of Africa. The colonization of Sahul (modern day Australasia) by at least 65,000 years ago, represents some of the earliest evidence of modern human colonization outside Africa, yet, even at the greatest sea-level lowstand, this migration would have involved seafaring. It is the maritime nature of this dispersal that makes it so important to questions of technological, cognitive and social human development. These issues have traditionally been the preserve of archaeologists, but the ACROSS project takes a multidisciplinary approach that embraces marine geoarchaeology, oceanography, and archaeogenetics, to examine the When, Where, Who and How of the earliest ocean crossings in world history

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Helen Farr

Associate Professor

Research interests

Seafaring
Submerged Palaeo Landscapes
Maritime Heritage

Connect with Helen

Email: r.h.farr@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Robert Marsh

Professor of Oceanography and Climate

Connect with Robert

Email: r.marsh@soton.ac.uk

Professor Ivan Haigh

Professor

Research interests

I have four main areas of research, as follows:
Mean Sea level: local, regional and global trends, detection of accelerations, understanding of inter-annual variability
Extreme sea levels and coastal Flooding: Changes in storm surges, extreme value analysis, compound events,

Connect with Ivan

Email: i.d.haigh@soton.ac.uk

Professor Justin Dix

Professor in Marine Geology & Geophysics

Connect with Justin

Email: j.k.dix@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Centre for Maritime Archaeology

We are a world leading centre for maritime archaeological research and education. We offer cutting-edge training and hands-on learning opportunities, shaping the future of maritime archaeology.

Geology and Geophysics

We research a wide range of societally impactful areas of geology and geophysics for a sustainable future. The latest facilities and technology development support our activities.

Physical Oceanography

The research group explores patterns of change and variability in satellite and in-situ measurements of surface temperature, sea level and productivity.