BIO

I am an archaeological geophysicist and IT pioneer, initially trained as a physicist with a PhD from the RWTH Aachen, Germany. I have applied novel methods of geophysical prospection worldwide from Ecuador to Iran, Nepal and Japan, working as a researcher, and consultant to UNESCO. I am is Founder and Honorary Secretary of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection (ISAP), as well as co-founder of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) and of the Bradford Centre for Archaeological Prospection (B-CAP).

My specialisations are in near-surface geophysics for archaeological prospection and geoarchaeology; geodata processing; and computer applications in archaeology. My main archaeological interests are Middle-Eastern prehistory and South Asian archaeology.

I have written books on geophysical data in archaeology, and on magnetometer and earth resistance surveys for archaeologists.

After obtaining a physics PhD from the RWTH Aachen, Germany, I worked in the Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford (UK) from 1993 to 2010 as a Senior Lecturer, leading the archaeological geophysics research group after Arnold Aspinall's retirement. In 2010 I founded GeodataWIZ, which specialises in advanced processing and visualisation of geodata and geoinformatics. I holds honorary appointments with the archaeology departments of the University of Bradford and Durham University.

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