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  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Geoff Bailey is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines emphasizing Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities.

The primary fields of study for Geoff Bailey include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

The subfields of study where their work is concentrated are:

  • Archeology
  • Paleontology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Anthropology
  • Geography, Planning and Development

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Archaeological Research and Protection
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Geoff Bailey include:

  • Jonathan Benjamín
  • Sean Ulm
  • Michael O'Leary
  • Jo McDonald
  • Chelsea Wiseman

Their work has commonly appeared in the following publication venues:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scottish Archaeological Journal
  • Quaternary International
  • Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Geoff Bailey include:

  • "Aboriginal artefacts on the continental shelf reveal ancient drowned cultural landscapes in northwest Australia," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Submerged landscapes, marine transgression and underwater shell middens: Comparative analysis of site formation and taphonomy in Europe and North America," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "A drowned Mesolithic shell midden complex at Hjarnø Vesterhoved, Denmark and its wider significance," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "The significance of sea-level change and ancient submerged landscapes in human dispersal and development: A geoarchaeological perspective," 2021, Oceanologia
  • "The integrated cultural landscape of North Gidley Island: Coastal, intertidal and nearshore archaeology in Murujuga (Dampier Archipelago), Western Australia," 2021, Australian Archaeology

In 2014, Geoff Bailey was awarded membership in the Academia Europaea, recognizing their involvement in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Time perspectives, palimpsests and the archaeology of time

    Geoff Bailey

  • Archaeology of the continental shelf: Marine resources, submerged landscapes and underwater archaeology

    Geoffrey N. Bailey;Nicholas C. Flemming

  • Concepts of Time in Quaternary Prehistory

    G. N. Bailey

  • Rethinking the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa.

    Huw S. Groucutt;Michael D. Petraglia;Geoff Bailey;Eleanor M. L. Scerri

  • Molecular and isotopic demonstration of the processing of aquatic products in northern European prehistoric pottery

    O.E. Craig;M. Forster;S.H. Andersen;E. Koch

  • The role of molluscs in coastal economies: The results of midden analysis in Australia

    G.N. Bailey

  • A coastal reservoir of biodiversity for Upper Pleistocene human populations: palaeoecological investigations in Gorham's Cave (Gibraltar) in the context of the Iberian Peninsula

    J. S. Carrión;C. Finlayson;S. Fernández;G. Finlayson

  • Sea level and shoreline reconstructions for the Red Sea: isostatic and tectonic considerations and implications for hominin migration out of Africa

    Kurt Lambeck;Kurt Lambeck;Anthony Purcell;Nicholas. C. Flemming;Claudio Vita-Finzi

  • Coastlines, Submerged Landscapes, and Human Evolution: The Red Sea Basin and the Farasan Islands

    Geoff N. Bailey;Nic C. Flemming;Geoffrey C. P. King;Kurt Lambeck

  • Tectonics and human evolution

    Geoffrey R. King;Geoff Bailey

  • Hunter-Gatherer Economy in Prehistory: A European Perspective

    Geoff Bailey

  • The Red Sea, Coastal Landscapes, and Hominin Dispersals

    Geoff Bailey

  • Site exploitation territories and topography: Two case studies from palaeolithic spain

    G.N. Bailey;I. Davidson

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene coastal palaeoeconomies: A reconsideration of the molluscan evidence from northern Spain

    Geoff N. Bailey;Alan S. Craighead

  • World prehistory from the margins: the role of coastlines in human evolution

    G. Bailey

  • Landscapes of human evolution: models and methods of tectonic geomorphology and the reconstruction of hominin landscapes.

    Geoffrey N. Bailey;Sally C. Reynolds;Geoffrey C.P. King

  • Caves, palimpsests and dwelling spaces: examples from the Upper Palaeolithic of south-east Europe

    Geoff Bailey;Nena Galanidou

  • Focus: sulphur isotope variation in archaeological marine fauna from northern Europe

    O.E. Craig;R. Ross;Søren H. Andersen;N. Milner

  • Shell Mounds, Shell Middens, and Raised Beaches in the Cape York Peninsula

    G. N. Bailey

  • Asprochaliko and Kastritsa: Further Investigations of Palaeolithic Settlement and Economy in Epirus (North-West Greece)

    G.N. Bailey;P.L. Carter;C.S. Gamble;H.P. Higgs

  • Stone Age Prehistory: Studies in Memory of Charles McBurney

    C. B. M. McBurney;G. N. Bailey;P. Callow

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey King
Geoffrey King Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jorg M. Hacker
Jorg M. Hacker Flinders University
Jamie Woodward
Jamie Woodward University of Manchester
Dimitris Sakellariou
Dimitris Sakellariou Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Mark G. Macklin
Mark G. Macklin University of Lincoln
John Lewin
John Lewin Aberystwyth University
Adrian L. Collins
Adrian L. Collins Rothamsted Research
Clive Finlayson
Clive Finlayson Gibraltar Museum
José S. Carrión
José S. Carrión University of Murcia
Paul J. A. Withers
Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University

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