Dr Martin Bates BSc. Archaeology (University of London) PhD. Physical Geography (University of London)
Contact Details
Tel: 01570 424908 (408)Mobile: 07974 923414
E-mail: m.bates@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk
Campus
Lampeter CampusJob Title
Lecturer in ArchaeologyRole in the University
Lecturer in ArchaeologyBackground
Employment
Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Wales Lampeter (1998-present)
Lecturer (p/t) in Quaternary Studies, Institute of Archaeology, University College London (1992-1997)
Director, Geoarchaeological Service Facility, Institute of Archaeology, University College London (1996-1997)
Geoarchaeological Research Office, Geoarchaeological Service Facility, Institute of Archaeology, University College London (1990-1996)
Lecturer (p/t) in Archaeology, Department of Geography, University of North London (1990-1992)
Environmental Archaeologist, Museum of London Archaeological Service (1988-1989)
Academic Interests
My expertise is based in the field of geoarchaeology with particular interests in the nature and processes responsible for sequence development in the Holocene and Pleistocene in lowland river valley and shallow marine areas. My work is focused on issues related to palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, palaeogeography and methods and techniques to help in the prediction of areas of archaeological interest. This work in principally focused on south east England (Thames Valley and Sussex Coastal Plain) but includes work in Northern Europe, Turkey and Lebanon. Other fields of interest relate to the development of integrated techniques for archaeological evaluation meshing geotechnical, geophysical and sedimentological approaches to aiding landscape reconstructions.
Recently completed projects include the English Heritage Aggregates Levy funded “Palaeolithic Archaeology of the Sussex/Hampshire Coastal Corridor”, the “Medway Valley Palaeolithic Project” run by Dr. Francis Wenban-Smith and the “Transition Zone Mapping Project” that attempts to examine the problems and procedures of linking on- and off-shore Pleistocene and Holocene deposits. I am also active in the field of developer funded contract archaeology and provides specialist geoarchaeological services to clients such as the Oxford Archaeology, Wessex Archaeology, English Heritage, Natural England, Gifford and Partners Engineering, E.ON, BP and others.
Publications
Bates, M.R. 1986 Discussion (of geology and geomorphology) In: Roberts, M.B. Excavation of the Lower Palaeolithic site at Amey's Eartham Pit, Boxgrove, West Sussex: a preliminary report. Proceeding of the Prehistoric Society 52, 222-224.
Bates, M.R. 1986 Molluscan analysis. In: Roberts, M.B. Excavation of the Lower Palaeolithic site at Amey's Eartham Pit, Boxgrove, West Sussex: a preliminary report. Proceeding of the Prehistoric Society 52, 231-232.
Bates, M.R. 1991 Palaeoenvironmental investigations in Dover. Canterbury's Archaeology 1990-1991, 29-30.
Bates, M.R. 1993 Quaternary aminostratigraphy in North Western France. Quaternary Science Reviews 12.
Bates, M.R. 1993 Recent work by the Geoarchaeological Service Facility (UCL) in Dover with particular reference to the discovery of the Bronze Age boat. Canterbury's Archaeology 1992-1993, 18-21.
Bates, M.R. 1993 Preliminary amino acid epimerization age estimate from the Maastricht-Belvedere and Fransche Kamp sites in the Netherlands. Mededelingen Rijks Geologishe Dienst 47, 47-50.
Bates, M.R. 1996 Amino acid geochronology of Quaternary non-marine deposits in North Western France. 139 – 143. In: Tuffreau, A. (ed.) L’Acheuléen dans l’Ouest de l’Europe. Actes du colloque de Saint-Riquier. Publications du CERP 4: Lille.
Bates, M.R. 1996 A place in time for Boxgrove Man? Teaching Earth Science 21, (2), 48-50.
Bates, M.E. 1996 Amino acid geochronology of Quaternary non-marine deposits in North Western France. 139 – 143. In: Tuffreau, A. (ed.) L’Acheuléen dans l’Ouest de l’Europe. Actes du colloque de Saint-Riquier. Publications du CERP 4: Lille.
Bates, M.R. 1998a Pleistocene sequences at Norton Farm, Chichester, West Sussex. 168 – 176. In: Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Bates, M.R., Bridgland, D.R., Long, A.J., Roberts, M.B. & Waller, M.P. (eds.) The Quaternary of Kent and Sussex. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R. 1998b Pleistocene deposits at Portfield Pit, Westhampnett East, Chichester. 178 – 186. In: Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Bates, M.R., Bridgland, D.R., Long, A.J., Roberts, M.B. & Waller, M.P. (eds.) The Quaternary of Kent and Sussex. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R. 1998 Locating and evaluating archaeology below the alluvium: the role of sub-surface stratigraphical modelling. Lithics, 19, 4 – 18.
Bates, M.R. 2000 Problems and procedures in the creation of an integrated stratigraphic database for the lower Thames region: a geoarchaeological contribution. In: Long, A. and Sidell, J. Fieldtrip guide book. IGCP Project 437: Coastal environmental change during sea-level highstands. Lower Thames.
Bates, M.R. 2001 The Meeting of the Waters: raised beaches and river gravels of the Sussex Coastal Plain/Hampshire Basin. 27 – 45. In: Wenban-Smith, F.F. and Hosfield, R. (eds.) Palaeolithic archaeology of the Solent River. Lithic Studies Society Occasional Paper 7. Lithic Studies Society: London.
Bates, M.R. 2003 Visualising the sub-surface: problems and procedures for areas of deeply stratified sediments. 277 – 289. In: Howard, A.J., Macklin, M.G. and Passmore, D.G. (eds.) Alluvial Archaeology in Europe. Balkema Publishers: Lisse.
Bates, M.R. and Roberts, M.B. 1986 Geology and geomorphology. In: Roberts, M.B. Excavation of the Lower Palaeolithic site at Amey's Eartham Pit, Boxgrove, West Sussex: a preliminary report. Proceeding of the Prehistoric Society 52, 216-222.
Bates, M.R. and Barham, A.J. 1993 Recent observations of tufa in the Dour Valley, Kent. Quaternary Newsletter 71, 11-25.
Bates, M.R. and Barham, A.J. 1995 Holocene alluvial stratigraphic architecture and archaeology in the Lower Thames area. In: Bridgland, D.R., Allen, P. and Haggart, B.A. (eds.), The Quaternary of the Lower Reaches of the Thames, 85-98. Cambridge. QRA.
Bates, M.R., Parfitt, S.A. and Roberts, M.B. 1997 The chronology, palaeogeography and archaeological significance of the marine Quaternary record of the West Sussex Coastal Plain, Southern England, U.K. Quaternary Science Reviews 16, 1227 – 1252.
Bates, M.R., Lambrick, G., Welsh, K. and White, M. 1998 Evaluation of Palaeolithic deposits at Purfleet, Essex. Lithics 19, 72 - 86.
Bates, M.R., Parfitt, S.A. & Roberts, M.B. 1998 Palaeolithic archaeology and Quaternary stratigraphy of the West Sussex Coastal Plain. 165 – 167. In: Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Bates, M.R., Bridgland, D.R., Long, A.J., Roberts, M.B. & Waller, M.P. (eds.) The Quaternary of Kent and Sussex. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R., Parfitt, S.A. & Roberts, M.B. 1998 Later Middle and Upper Pleistocene marine sediments of the West Sussex Coastal Plain: A brief review. 151 – 165. In: Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Bates, M.R., Bridgland, D.R., Long, A.J., Roberts, M.B. & Waller, M.P. (eds.) The Quaternary of Kent and Sussex. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R. & Whittaker, J.E. 1998 Upper coastal plain sediments at Norton Farm. P177. In: Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Bates, M.R., Bridgland, D.R., Long, A.J., Roberts, M.B. & Waller, M.P. (eds.) The Quaternary of Kent and Sussex. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R., Bates, C.R., Gibbard, P.L., Macphail, R.I., Owen, F., Parfitt, S.A., Preece, R.C., Roberts, M.B., Robinson, J.E., Whittaker, J.E. and Wilkinson, K.N. 2000 Late Middle Pleistocene deposits at Norton Farm on the West Sussex coastal plain, southern England. Journal of Quaternary Science, 15, 61 - 89.
Bates, M.R. and Bates, C.R. 2000 Multi-disciplinary approaches to the geoarchaeological evaluation of deeply stratified sedimentary sequences: examples from Pleistocene and Holocene deposits in southern England, United Kingdom. Journal of Archaeological Science, 27, 845 - 858.
Bates, M.R., Barham, A.J., Pine, C.A. and Williamson, V.D. 2000 The Use of Borehole Stratigraphic Logs in Archaeological Evaluation Strategies for Deeply Stratified Alluvial Areas. Chapter 7: pages 49 - 69. In: Roskams, S. (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy: site evaluation, recording procedures and stratigraphic analysis. BAR International Series 910. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Bates, M.R., Keen, D.H., Whittaker, J.E., Merry, J.S. and Wenban-Smith, F.F. 2002 Middle Pleistocene molluscan and ostracod faunas from Allhallows, Kent, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 113, 223 – 236.
Bates, M.R., Keen, D.H. and Lautridou, J.P. 2003 Pleistocene marine and periglacial deposit of the English Channel. Journal of Quaternary Science 18, 319 – 337.
Bates, M.R. and Whittaker, K. 2004 Landscape evolution in the Lower Thames Valley: implications of the archaeology of the earlier Holocene period. 50 – 70. In: Cotton, J. and Field, D. (eds.) Towards a New Stone Age: aspects of the Neolithic in south-east England. CBA Research Report RR 137. Council for British Archaeology: York.
Bates, M.R. and Wenban-Smith, F. 2006 Pleistocene history and Palaeolithic archaeology of the river Avon in the light of new evidence from Twyford House, Shirehampton. 154 – 172. in Hunt, C.O. and Haslett, S.K. (eds.) Quaternary of Somerset. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R., Bates, C.R. and Whittaker, J.E. 2007 Mixed method approaches to the investigation and mapping of buried Quaternary deposits: examples from Southern England. Archaeological Prospection 14, 104-129.
Bates, M.R., Bates, C.R. and Briant, R.M. 2007 Bridging the gap: a terrestrial view of shallow marine sequences and the importance of the transition zone. Journal of Archaeological Science 34, 1537-1551.
Bates, M.R., Barham, A.J., Jones, S., Parfitt, K., Parfitt, S., Pedley, M., Preece, R.C., Walker, M.J.C. and Whittaker, J.E. 2008 Holocene sequences and archaeology from the Crabble Paper Mill site, Dover, UK and their regional significance. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 119, 299-327.
Bates, M.R. and Briant, R.M. 2009 Quaternary sediments of the Sussex/Hampshire Coastal Corridor. 21 – 41. In: Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Hosfield, R.T. and Wenban-Smith, F.F. (eds.) The Quaternary of the Solent Basin and West Sussex Raised Beaches. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R., Bates, C.R., Bates, S., Jones, S., Schwenninger, J-L., Walker, M.J.C. and Whittaker, J.E. 2009 Cold stage deposits of the West Sussex Coastal Plain: the evidence from Warblington, Hampshire. 60 – 72. In: Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Hosfield, R.T. and Wenban-Smith, F.F. (eds.) The Quaternary of the Solent Basin and West Sussex Raised Beaches. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R., Bates, C.R., Gibbard, P.L., Keen, D.H., Parfitt, S.A., Peglar, S.M., Schwenninger, J-L., Wenban-Smith, F.F. and Whittaker, J.E. 2009 West Street, Selsey. In: Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Hosfield, R.T. and Wenban-Smith, F.F. (eds.) The Quaternary of the Solent Basin and West Sussex Raised Beaches. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Bates, M.R., Briant, R.M., Rhodes, E.J., Schwenninger, J-L. And Whittaker, J.E. 2010 A new chronological framework for Middle and Upper Pleistocene landscape evolution in the Sussex/Hampshire Coastal Corridor, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2010.02.004
Parfitt, K. and Bates, M.R. 1993 The discovery of the Bronze Age Boat. Rescue News 59, 3.
Barham, A.J. and Bates, M.R. 1994 The sedimentology. Pp 133-143 In: Wilkinson, D.R.P. Excavations on the White Cliffs Experience Site, Dover 1988-91. Archaeologia Cantiana CXIV, 51-148.
Barham, A.J., Bates, M.R., Pine, C.A., and Williamson, V.D. 1995 Holocene development of the Lower Medway Valley and Prehistoric occupation of the floodplain area. In: Bridgland, D.R., Allen, P. and Haggart, B.A. (eds.), The Quaternary of the Lower Reaches of the Thames, 339-350. Cambridge. QRA
Milne, G., Bates, M.R. and Webber, M.D. 1997 Problems, potential and partial solutions: an archaeological study of the tidal Thames, England. World Archaeology1997, 29, 130 - 146.
Preece, R.C. and Bates, M.R. 1999 Mollusca. Chapter 3.3. In: Roberts, M.B. and Parfitt, S.A. The Middle Pleistocene hominid site at ARC Eartham Quarry, Boxgrove, West Sussex, UK. English Heritage Archaeological Report No. 17. English Heritage: London. 170-174.
Wenban-Smith, F.F., White, M.J., Allen, P., Bridgland, D.R. and Bates, M.R. 2003 Refitting Palaeolithic artefacts from Wansunt Pit. Lithics 24, 3 – 12.
Bridgland, D.R., Maddy, D and Bates, M. 2004 River terrace sequences: templates for Quaternary geochronology and marine-terrestrial correlation. Journal of Quaternary Science 19, 203 – 218.
Whittaker, K., Beasley, M., Bates, M. and Wenban-Smith, F. 2004 The lost Valley. British Archaeology 74, 22 – 27.
Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Schwenninger, J-L. and Wenban-Smith, F. 2006 An optically stimulated luminescence dated Middle to Late Pleistocene fluvial sequence from the western Solent Basin, southern England. Journal of Quaternary Science 21, 507 – 523.
Wenban-Smith, F.F., Allen, P., Bates, M.R., Parfitt, S.A., Preece, R.C., Stewart, J.R., Turner, C. and Whittaker, J.E. 2006 The Clactonian elephant butchery site at Southfleet Road, Ebbsfleet, UK. Journal of Quaternary Science 21, 471 – 483.
Lewis, J., Brown, F., Batt, A., Cooke, N., Barrett, J., Every, R., Mepham, L., Brown, K., Cramp, K., Lawson, A.J., Roe, F., Allen, S., Petts, D., McKInley, J.I., Carruthers, W.J., Challinor, D., Wiltshire, P., Robinson, M., Lerwis, H.A. and Bates, M.R. 2006 Landscape evolution in the Middle Thames Valley. Heathrow Terminal 5 Excavations Volume 1, Perry Oaks. Framework Archaeology Monograph 1. Framework Archaeology: Oxford and Salisbury.
Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Boreham, S., Cameron, N.G., Coope, G.R., Field, M.H., Keen, D.H., Simons, R.M.J., Schwenninger, J-L., Wenban-Smith, F.F. and Whittaker, J.E. 2009 Gravels and interglacial sediments at Stone Point Site of Special Scientific Interest, Lepe Country Park, Hampshire. 171 – 188.In: Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Hosfield, R.T. and Wenban-Smith, F.F. (eds.) The Quaternary of the Solent Basin and West Sussex Raised Beaches. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
Wenban-Smith, F.F., Bates, M.R., Bridgland, D.R., Marshall, G.D. and Schwenninger, J-L. 123 – 137. In: Briant, R.M., Bates, M.R., Hosfield, R.T. and Wenban-Smith, F.F. (eds.) The Quaternary of the Solent Basin and West Sussex Raised Beaches. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: London.
