Dr Helen Lewis PhD MSc BA
Research Interests:
Recently funded research:
2011 Global communication from Ireland to Asia: technical support for the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA14) meeting, September 18-21, 2012. PI. Euros 3,000 (College of Arts and Celtic Studies, University College Dublin)
2010 The heritage of Irish cave sites: assessing current models of ancient environmental change. PI. Euros 10,000 (Heritage Council Research Grants Scheme)
2010 An integrated, comprehensive GIS model of landscape evolution and land use history in the River Boyne valley Phase III. Co-investigator. (Euros 33,000 (Heritage Council INSTAR)
2009 An integrated, comprehensive GIS model of landscape evolution and land use history in the River Boyne valley Phase II.PI. Euros 73,000. (Heritage Council INSTAR)
2008 An integrated, comprehensive GIS model of landscape evolution and land use history in the River Boyne valley. PI. Euros 78,500. (Heritage Council INSTAR)
2008 Regional modelling of Pleistocene-Holocene palaeoenvironmental change, sea level rise and cultural adaptation in archaeologically important landscapes on Palawan Island, Philippines. PI. Euros 14,950. (UCD Seed Funding)
2008 Strengthening the future of Southeast Asian archaeology: investigating prehistoric settlement of the Middle Mekong Basin. Co-investigator. USD 300,000. (Henry Luce Foundation)
2007-2010 The cultured rainforest: long-term human ecological histories in the highlands of Borneo. Named researcher (G. Barker P.I.). UK £461,344. (AHRC).
2007 A soil micromorphological approach to ancient environmental history and archaeological use of cave sites in Ireland: assessment of potential and state of preservation of archaeological cave sediments. PI. Euros 6,660. (Heritage Council Archaeology)
2007 Early Medieval Landscapes Project: from data to knowledge. Associate PI (A. O¿Sullivan P.I.). Euros 22,838
2007 Geoarchaeology of cave occupation sites in the Middle Mekong. PI. Euros 3,200. (UCD Seed Funding)
2006 Early occupation and environment at Ille Cave, Palawan. Joint investigator (M. Bird, PI). Funding for 8 dates awarded (c. UK £2,760 value). (NERC/Orads)
2006 An archaeological study of Bronze Age land enclosure on Shovel Down and environs, Dartmoor. Named researcher (R. Johnston PI). UK £7,305. (British Academy Small Research Grant).
2006 Prehistoric landscapes of the Shinano River drainage. Named researcher (S. Kaner, PI). UK £7,230. (British Academy Small Research Grant).
2005-2007 The early peopling of Island Southeast Asia: a new early occupation site at Ille Cave, El Nido, Palawan, the Philippines. PI. UK £18,673. (British Academy Larger Grants).
Projects
· Niah Cave Project (CSEAS (British Academy), AHRB)
· Palawan Island Prehistory Project (British Academy, Evans Fund, Solheim Foundation, Coral Bay
Nickel Mine, UCD Seed Funding, IRCHSS, Luce Foundation)
- http://talindak.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/el-nido-archaeology-expands-to-sibaltan-open-site/
- http://www.solheim-foundation.com/philippine_archaeology.html
· Birsay-Skaill Landscape Project (Orkney Islands Council)
· Middle Mekong Archaeology Project (Luce Foundation, University of Pennsylvania Museum,
UCD Seed Funding)
· Shinano River Landscape Project (Sainsbury Foundation, British Academy)
· Boyne Valley Landscape Project (Heritage Council)
· Skelhoj Bronze Age round barrow (National Museum of Denmark, Lejre Research Center)
Geoarchaeology links and other public outreach
Soil micromorphology in archaeology facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25311198697
Developing International Geoarchaeology webpage: http://www.developinginternationalgeoarchaeology.org/first.html
Research Projects:
| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : The heritage of Irish cave sites: Assessing current models of ancient environmental change Start Date / End Date : 28-FEB-10 / 30-NOV-10 |
| Sponsor : Heritage Council Title : An integrated, comprehensive GIS model of landscape evolution and land use history in the River Boyne valley: Phase 2 Start Date / End Date : 01-JUN-09 / 31-DEC-09 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Strand 2: Visiting Fellowship Start Date / End Date : 31-DEC-08 / 31-DEC-09 |
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Regional Modelling of Pleistocene-Holocene palaeoenvironmental change, sea level rise and cultural adapation in archaeologically important landscapes on Palawan Island, Philippines Start Date / End Date : 26-MAY-08 / 01-DEC-09 |
| Sponsor : Heritage Council Title : An integrated, comprehensive GIS model of landscape evolution and landuse history in the River Boyne Valley Start Date / End Date : 05-MAY-08 / 05-DEC-08 |