Geoarchaeologist
Matthew Canti
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science. University of East Anglia (1982)
MSc Pedology and Soil Survey. University of Reading (1983)
Main activities
Wide experience of carrying out practical geoarchaeology on a very large number of sites; responsible for English Heritage policy on geoarchaeology; responsible for vetting geoarchaeology in all English Heritage funded projects and advising on numerous others; responsible for management of English Heritage funded postholders in geoarchaeology; extensive publications on micromorphology and related microscopy; publications/methods also regularly involve particle size analysis, heavy mineral analysis, various forms of Scanning Electron Microscope analysis, X ray diffraction, etc.
Expertise
Expert in polarised light microscopy (the main method used in soil micromorphology). I am also carrying out a part-time PhD on applications of earthworm granules to archaeological science.
External activities
Member of the editorial board of Journal of Archaeological Science
Sub editor for Environmental Archaeology
Bibliography
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Contact
Tel: +44 (0)2392 856775
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