Jonathan Benjamin PhD
Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow; Archaeology
Room 1M.30, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place
Telephone: 0131 650 4140Other contacts: Jonathan's Academia.edu page: http://edinburgh.academia.edu/JonathanBenjamin
Biography
Submerged Prehistory: a late Mesolithic flake axe, Denmark
Jonathan Benjamin has a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles (2000) and a Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Edinburgh (2007). His research interests focus on early prehistory, coastal and underwater archaeology and the study of submerged landscapes. As an experienced diver and a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists, he has conducted fieldwork in Scotland, Slovenia, Cyprus, Israel, Denmark and the USA. Jonathan was the principal editor of Submerged Prehistory (2011) and has published in a number of leading international journals. In 2011 Jonathan was invited onto the Editorial Board for the journal Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary (formerly Il Quaternario), published by the Italian Association for Quaternary Science (AIQUA). He also works collaboratively with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, conducting aerial surveys of Scotland’s coasts. His research has featured in numerous media sources including the New Scientist, National Geographic and the BBC. Jonathan is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and currently leads the Coastal and Marine team at Wessex Archaeology’s Edinburgh Office.
Current Projects and Working Groups
- Principal Investigator. Outer Hebrides Coastal Community Marine Archaeology Pilot Project (OHCCMAPP) www.wessexarch.co.uk/alba
- Early Stage Researcher: SPLASHCOS; Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes and Archaeology of the Continental Shelf (funded by the EU Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST Action TD-902. www.splashcos.org
- Project Partner. Falsled early prehistoric survey and excavation, Denmark: Underwater excavation of a late Mesolithic site; funded by SPLASHCOS and the Heritage Agency of Denmark. Publication in preparation for 2012.
- Participant: Built Environmental Forum of Scotland (BEFS). Coastal and Marine Heritage Management and Planning forum.
- Participant: Scottish Archaeology Research Framework (ScARF), Marine and Maritime panel.
Professional Affiliations
- Editorial Board, Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary
- Member, Institute for Archaeologists (MIfA)
- Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
- Member, American Institute of Archaeologists (AIA)
- Member, Society of American Archaeologists (SAA)
- Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSA Scot)