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Dr Jonathan Benjamin FSA is a specialist in the archaeology of submerged landscapes, Pleistocene-Holocene transitions and applied methods in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology. Dr Benjamin's research interests include past human transitions and cultural migrations, the inundation of coastal sites and resulting impacts on past societies, 3D site recording and the advancement of method in maritime and underwater archaeology. Jonathan has undertaken various aspects of terrestrial, aerial and underwater archaeological research across a wide temporal spectrum from prehistoric, classical and historical periods in Britain, Slovenia, Croatia, Cyprus, Israel, Denmark, as well as pre and post-contact sites in North America and Australia. He is an expert in diver-based photographic and photogrammetric recording of underwater archaeological sites. As a member of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action 'SPLASHCOS' (2009 - 2013) Jonathan was an Early Stage Researcher and was lead editor of Submerged Prehistory (2011). Before joining Flinders Jonathan was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Edinburgh (History, Classics and Archaeology) and worked for Wessex Archaeology Coastal & Marine, based in Scotland. Jonathan joined Flinders University in 2014 and served as Co-Chair of the UNESCO UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology from 2015 - 2018. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (London), and is the Lead CI for the Deep History of Sea Country: Climate, Sea Level and Culture (ARC DP1700100812).
Archaeology; Submerged Landscapes; Coastal and Maritime Archaeology; Impacts of sea-level changes on past human societies; Aerial Archaeology; 3D Recording and Interpretation for Archaeology; Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition; Scientific Diving
PhD, University of Edinburgh
… → 2007
Award Date: 1 Feb 2007
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles
… → 2000
Award Date: 1 Jan 2000
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
McCarthy, J. (Recipient) & Benjamin, J. (Recipient), 17 May 2017
Prize
Benjamin, J. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2020
Prize
Benjamin, J. (Other)
Activity: Other activity types › Other
Benjamin, J. (Chair)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
Benjamin, J. (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Benjamin, J. (Other)
Activity: Other activity types › Other