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Co-Director. Responsible for geographical, geomorphological and palaeoenvironmental survey work; archaeological reconnaissance survey and general survey work; synthesis and interpretation of arrchaeological and environmental data.
Nick has a background
in environmental and
climate science, with a
particular interest in past and contemporary human adaptation to
climate
change, and a special interest in northern Africa and the Afro-Asiatic
arid belt. In addition to Western Sahara, Nick has worked extensively
on archaeology and past
environmental change in southern Libya, on the Fezzan Project and
related projects. Nick is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at
the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and acts as a
consultant to the United Nations Development Programme on climate
science and adaptation.
Contact details: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Email: nick.brooks [at] uea.ac.uk.
Please contact Nick if you have general questons about the work of the Project or questions relating to the Project's environmental work, or if you are interested in volunteering as a non-specialist for reconnaissance survey work.
Co-Director.
Responsible for core
archaeological activities at key sites, including direction of
intensive survey and excavation work; synthesis and interpretation of
archaeological data; general coordination
and direction of the Project.
Joanne is a lecturer in
Archaeology and Material
Culture Studies at the
School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia.
Her research topics include (1) human adaptations to changing climate
and environment at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary, (2) the social
context of
technological practices in early farming communities in southwest Asia,
and (3) material culture theory and methods and approaches to the study
of prehistoric art and imagery. Joanne has previosly specialised in the
prehistory of the Levant, with a special interests in Cyprus. In
addition to her work in Western Sahara, o also conducts fieldwork
at the prehistoric site of Kalavasos Kokkinoyia/Pamboules in Cyprus.
Contact details: School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ. Email: Joanne.Clarke [at] uea.ac.uk. Personal web page: http://www.uea.ac.uk/art/People/Academic/Joanne+Clarke.
Please contact Jo if you have questions about the archaeological aspects of the Project's work, or if you are interested in volunteering as an experienced field archaeologist.
