Research Interests

Andy Howard is a Quaternary scientist who works at the interface of archaeology and geology.  He is particularly interested in Quaternary landscape evolution, natural environmental change, human occupation and its associated impact on landscapes.  He has worked extensively on Pleistocene and Holocene geoarchaeological records in the UK and northern Europe, as well as the Mediterranean region including north Africa.  Dr Howard is also interested in the effects of future climate change on the wider Heritage record.

Areas of Supervision

• Geoarchaeology

• Quaternary environmental change
  
• Future climate change and cultural resource management

Recent Publications

(with Brown, A.G., Carey, C.J., Challis, K., Cooper, L.P., Kincey, M. & Toms, P.) (2008) Archaeological resources and prospection within Temperate river valleys: elucidating floodplain evolution, confluence zone dynamics and archaeological preservation. A case study from the River’s Trent and Soar, UK. Antiquity 82 (318), 1040-1054.

(with Challis, K.C., Holden, J., Kincey, M. & Passmore, D.G.) (2008) The impact of climate change on archaeological resources in Britain: a catchment scale assessment. Climatic Change 91, 405-422.

(with Challis, K., Kokalj, Z., Kincey, M. & Moscrop, D.) (2008) Airborne Lidar and Historic Environment Records. Antiquity 82 (318), 1055-1064.

(with Bridgland, D.R., Knight, D., McNabb, J., Rose, J., Schreve, D., Westaway, R., White, M.J. & White, T.S.) (2007). The British Pleistocene fluvial archive: East Midlands drainage evolution and human occupation in the context of the British and NW European record. Quaternary Science Reviews 26, 2724-2737.

(with Whyman, M.H., Challis, K. & McManus, K.) (2008). Studying and managing archaeological resources on a regional scale: the Vale of York Visibility Project. In McManamon, F.P., Stout, A. & Barnes, J.A. (eds). Managing Archaeological Resources: Global Context, National Programmes, Local Actions. Left Coast Press, California. 139-155.