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Professor Christopher Gaffney,
Professor

Information about Professor Christopher Gaffney at the University of Bradford.

School of Archaeological & Forensic Sci
(Faculty of Life Sciences)
Email:
c.gaffney@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 233542
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Biography

Chris Gaffney is a British archaeological geophysicist and Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Bradford.

Professor Gaffney's research interests are based on understanding how geophysical data can aide archaeology in the understanding of the life and culture of ancient peoples. In pursuing these research goals he has pursued research in challenging environments where technical excellence and novel methodological approaches can lead to enhanced interpretation of the past. In doing so, Gaffney has undertaken research and managed surveys within Britain and across the world . These have included research projects across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Significant research projects include work his work as part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, research on World Heritage Sites at Diocletian’s Palace, Split, in Croatia and at Fountains Abbey, UK, the Greek colony at Megara Hyblaea (Sicily) and ancient Cyrene in Libya. More recently he has participated in major projects directed at broader cultural issues including the Curious Travellers project,[2] utilising web-scraping technologies to reconstruct heritage under threat, but also projects which have sought to understand the relationship between above ground and below ground remains.

Publications

There are 45 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Christopher Gaffney. They are listed as:

  • book (2)
  • book chapter (10)
  • conference publication (3)
  • editorial (1)
  • other journal (2)
  • peer reviewed journal (25)
  • published report (2)

Book

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 2 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Magnetometry for Archaeologists 2008 Aspinall, A.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Schmidt, Armin R.
Revealing the Buried Past 2003 0 Gaffney, C and Gater, J 0752425560 The History Press

Book Chapter

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 10 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Geophysical Survey and the Emergence of Underground Archaeological Landscapes: The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. 2007 Card, N.; Gater, J.A.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Wood, E.
The use of geophysical techniques in landscape studies: experience from the commercial sector. 2009 Gaffney, Christopher F.
Geophysical Survey 2008 Gaffney, Christopher F.
Exploring urbanisation in the southern French Iron Age through integrated geophysical and topographic prospection 2014 Armit, Ian; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Marty, F.; Thomas, N.; Friel, R.; Hayes, A.
A decade of ground-truthing: reappraising magnetometer prospection surveys on linear corridors in light of excavation evidence 2014 Bonsall, James P.T.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Armit, Ian
Visualising Space and Movement: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Palace of Diocletian, Split 2013 Springer Series on Cultural Computing Springer Series on Cultural Computing 93 - 117 Gaffney V.;Sears G.;Gaffney C.;Schmidt A.;Goodchild H.;Lobb M.;Sparrow T.;Tomcik D.;Kirigin B.;Milosević A.;Barabrić V. 2195-9056 10.1007/978-1-4471-5535-5_6
Curious Travellers: Repurposing imagery to manage and interpret threatened monuments, sites and landscapes 2019 Heritage Under Pressure - Threats and Solutions. Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment Heritage Under Pressure - Threats and Solutions. Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment Andrew S. Wilson, Vince Gaffney, Chris Gaffney, Eugene Ch'ng, Richard Bates, Gareth Sears, Tom Sparrow, Andrew Murgatroyd, Edward Faber and Robin A.E. Coningham 978-1-78925-246-0 Oxbow
Entremont: Une agglomeration de Provence au II siecle avant notre ete 2021 Entremont: Une agglomeration de Provence au II siecle avant notre ete Entremont: Une agglomeration de Provence au II siecle avant notre ete Ian Armit, Ashley Bryant, Chris Gaffney, Andrew Parkyn, Robert Friel and Lindsey Buster Revue Archeologique de Narbonnaise
Curious Travellers: Using Web-Scraped and Crowd-Sourced Imagery in Support of Heritage Under Threat 2022 Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science Andrew S. Wilson, Vincent Gaffney, Chris Gaffney, Eugene Ch’ng, Richard Bates, Elgidius B. Ichumbaki, Gareth Sears, Tom Sparrow, Andrew Murgatroyd, Eddy Faber, Adrian Evans & Robin Coningham Ch'ng, E., Chapman, H., Gaffney, V., Wilson, A.S. 978-3-030-77028-0_4 Springer
A Rapid Approach to the Digital Documentation of Bradford's Rich Industrial Heritage 2022 Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science Visual Heritage: Digital Approaches in Heritage Science Moore, J., Gaffney, C., Sparrow, T., Irving, H., Ali, S., Middleton, R., Campbell, S., Ackroyd, J., Walker, A., Simpson, S., Ritchings, J., Wilson, A.S. Ch'ng, E., Chapman, H., Gaffney, V., Wilson, A.S. 978-3-030-77028-0_18 Springer Nature

Conference Publication

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 3 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
2016 Change is good: adapting strategies for archaeological prospection in a rapidly changing technological world Change is good: adapting strategies for archaeological prospection in a rapidly changing technological world Bonsall, James P.T.; Gaffney, Christopher F.
2016 Cityscapes without figures: geophysics, computing and the future of urban studies Cityscapes without figures: geophysics, computing and the future of urban studies Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Neubauer, W.; Ch'ng, E.; Goodchild, H.; Murgatroyd, Philip; Sears, G.; Kirigin, B.; Milosovic, A.; White, R.
BradPhys to BradViz or from archaeological science to heritage science 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2016 n/a 1 Gaffney V.;Cuttler R.;Bates R.;Gaffney C.;Ch'Ng E.;Wilson A. 9781467389938 10.1109/VSMM.2016.7863167

Editorial

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 1 publication(s) listed under editorial.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Archaeological prospection - The first fifteen years 2008 Archaeological Prospection 15 241 - 245 Aspinall A.;Gaffney C.;Conyers L. 1075-2196 10.1002/arp.342

Other Journal

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 2 publication(s) listed under other journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
From sites to landscapes: How computing technology is shaping archaeological practice 2011 Computer Computer 44 40 - 46 Ch'ng E.;Chapman H.;Gaffney V.;Murgatroyd P.;Gaffney C.;Neubauer W. 0018-9162 10.1109/MC.2011.162
The 2019 Excavations and Geophysical Exploration at the Knowe of Swandro 2020 Orkney Archaeology Review Orkney Archaeology Review 5 Dockrill, S.J., Bond, J.M., Gaffney, C. George Vickers Orkney Archaeology Society

Peer Reviewed Journal

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 25 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The Schlumberger array - potential and pitfalls in archaeological prospection 2001 Gaffney, Christopher F.; Aspinall, A.
D-Day: geophysical investigation of a World War II German site in Normandy, France. 2004 Gaffney, Christopher F.; Adcock, J.; Gater, J.A.; Saunders, T.
Geophysical surveys at King Lobengula's Palace KoBulawayo, Zimbabwe. 2004 Gaffney, Christopher F.; Hughes, G.; Gater, J.A.
Detecting trends in the prediction of the buried past: A review of geophysical techniques in archaeology. 2008 Gaffney, Christopher F.
Initial Results using GPS Navigation with the Foerster Magnetometer System at the World Heritage Site of Cyrene,Libya. 2008 Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.; Cuttler, R.; Yorston, R.
Community Archaeology and the Archaeological Geophysicist. 2009 Gaffney, Christopher F.
What do all the numbers mean? Making sure that we have all the pieces of the puzzle. 2009 Sparrow, Thomas; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Schmidt, Armin R.
The square array revisited : a lightweight multisensor platform form vulnerable soil environments. 2009 Parkyn, Andrew K.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Schmidt, Armin R.; Walker, R.
Archaeological Prospection - the first fifteen years. Evolution of a specialist journal devoted to shallow prospecting. 2008 Aspinall, A.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Conyers, L.
Space and movement in an Iron Age oppidum: integrating geophysical and topographic survey at Entremont, Provence 2012 Armit, Ian; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Hayes, A.
Still searching for graves: an analytical strategy for interpreting geophysical data used in the search for "unmarked" graves 2015 Gaffney, Christopher F.; Harris, Chrys; Pope-Carter, F.; Bonsall, James P.T.; Fry, Robert J.; Parkyn, Andrew K.
You know its summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer: Analysing repetitive time-lapse earth resistance data to determine ‘optimal’ survey climate conditions 2015 Bonsall, James P.T.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Armit, Ian
Unveiling the prehistoric landscape at Stonehenge through multi-receiver EMI 2014 De Smedt, P; Van Meirvenne, M.; Saey, T.; Baldwin, E.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Gaffney, Vincent L.
Assessment of the CMD Mini-Explorer, a New Low-frequency Multi-coil Electromagnetic Device, for Archaeological Investigations 2013 Bonsall, James P.T.; Fry, Robert J.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Armit, Ian; Beck, A.; Gaffney, Vincent L.
Time and a Place: A luni-solar 'time-reckoner' from 8th millennium BC Scotland 2013 Gaffney, Vincent L.; Fitch, Simon; Ramsey, E.; Yorston, R.; Ch'ng, E.; Baldwin, E.; Bates, R.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Ruggles, C.; Sparrow, Thomas; McMillan, A.; Cowley, D.; Fraser, S.; Murray, C.; Murray, H.; Hopla, E.; Howard, A. Gaffney V, Fitch S, Ramsey E, et al (2013) Time and a Place: A luni-solar 'time-reckoner' from 8th millennium BC Scotland. Internet Archaeology 34. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.34.1
TOWARDS A MULTI-SCALAR, MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE CLASSICAL Greek CITY: THE OLYNTHOS PROJECT 2017 Annual of the British School at Athens 112 155 - 206 Nevett L.;Tsigarida E.;Archibald Z.;Stone D.;Horsley T.;Ault B.;Panti A.;Lynch K.;Pethen H.;Stallibrass S.;Salminen E.;Gaffney C.;Sparrow T.;Taylor S.;Manousakis J.;Zekkos D. 0068-2454 10.1017/S0068245417000090
Durrington walls and the Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project 2010-2016 2018 Archaeological Prospection 25 255 - 269 Gaffney V.;Neubauer W.;Garwood P.;Gaffney C.;Löcker K.;Bates R.;De Smedt P.;Baldwin E.;Chapman H.;Hinterleitner A.;Wallner M.;Nau E.;Filzwieser R.;Kainz J.;Trausmuth T.;Schneidhofer P.;Zotti G.;Lugmayer A.;Trinks I.;Corkum A. 1075-2196 10.1002/arp.1707
Space and movement in an Iron Age oppidum: Integrating geophysical and topographic survey at Entremont, Provence 2012 Antiquity 86 191 - 206 Armit I.;Gaffney C.;Hayes A. 0003-598X 10.1017/S0003598X00062542
The Schlumberger array—potential and pitfalls in archaeological prospection 2001 Archaeological Prospection 8 199 - 209 Aspinall A.;Gaffney C. 1075-2196 10.1002/arp.169
Detecting trends in the prediction of the buried past: A review of geophysical techniques in archaeology 2008 Archaeometry 50 313 - 336 Gaffney C. 0003-813X 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00388.x
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project 2012 Archaeological Prospection 19 147 - 155 Gaffney C.;Gaffney V.;Neubauer W.;Baldwin E.;Chapman H.;Garwood P.;Moulden H.;Sparrow T.;Bates R.;Löcker K.;Hinterleitner A.;Trinks I.;Nau E.;Zitz T.;Floery S.;Verhoeven G.;Doneus M. 1075-2196 10.1002/arp.1422
Magnetic geophysical mapping of prehistoric iron production sites in central Norway 2019 Stamnes, A.A.; Stenvik, L.F.; Gaffney, Christopher F.
Geophysical Investigation of the Neolithic Calanais Landscape 2019 Remote Sensing 11 Bates, R.C., Bates, M., Gaffney, C., Gaffney, V. and Raub, T.D. ISSN 2072-4292 MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11242975
From sites to landscapes: How computing technology is shaping archaeological practice 2011 Computer Ch'ng, E.;Chapman, H.;Gaffney, V.;Murgatroyd, P.;Gaffney, C.;Neubauer, W.; 10.1109/MC.2011.162
A Massive, Late Neolithic Pit Structure associated with Durrington Walls Henge 2020 Internet Archaeology 55 Vincent Gaffney, Eamonn Baldwin, Martin Bates, C. Richard Bates, Christopher Gaffney, Derek Hamilton, Tim Kinnaird, Wolfgang Neubauer, Ronald Yorston, Robin Allaby, Henry Chapman, Paul Garwood, Klaus Löcker, Alois Hinterleitner, Tom Sparrow, Immo Trinks, Mario Wallner and Matt Leivers Internet Archaeology https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.55.4

Published Report

Professor Christopher Gaffney has 2 publication(s) listed under published report.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Preparing for the future: A reappraisal of archaeo-geophysical surveying on Irish National Road Schemes 2001-2010 2014 Bonsall, James P.T.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Armit, Ian
EAC Guidelines for the use of Geophysics in Archaeology: Questions to Ask and Points to Consider. 2015 Schmidt, Armin R.; Linford, P.; Linford, N.; David, A.; Gaffney, Christopher F.; Sarris, A.; Fassbinder, J.