Archaeological Coastal Heritage: Past, present and future of a hidden prehistoric legacy
Aim
• To work in accordance with ArCHe's innovative past-present-future principle: Connecting the knowledge of the past with the present management, explorations and communication of archaeological sites and their future public, sustainable value.
• To apply cross-regional, interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspectives and synergies in each project.
• To include and develop knowledge exchange with non-academic actors that either already are practically engaged with prehistoric coastal areas or will become important stakeholders in the future.
• To develop new methods and results and propose solutions that can contribute to sustainable ways of dealing with Stone Age coastal areas in the future.
• To safeguard and develop innovative tools to communicate these issues to a broader public.
Description
The HORIZON-MSCA Doctoral network “Archaeological Coastal Heritage: Past, present and future of a hidden prehistoric legacy” (ArCHe) works for a holistic understanding of Stone Age finds and sites in coastal landscapes across Europe – and for their sustainable future.
The archaeological remains of Stone Age hunter-fisher-gatherers (c. 12.000–2.000 calBC) in coastal areas across Europe are fractured, highly vulnerable, often merely visible and under-communicated.
In response to these challenges, the Doctoral network ArCHe trains 10 Doctoral Candidates as skilled international ambassadors contributing to research, management and communication of this legacy across different sectors. Six beneficiaries and nine associated partners, including academic research centres and non-academic organisations such as the cultural heritage sector, specialist organisations, museums and media provide an excellent frame for this research and training network, which conveys international, interdisciplinary, intersectoral and transferrable skills training.
ArCHe's 10 Doctoral Candidates are based in five European countries (Norway, Sweden, Latvia, France and Spain) and work in the fields of archaeology, social anthropology, critical heritage studies, heritage management, bioarchaeology, geology, oceanography, coastal engineering/preservation and communication relevant to coastal heritage and environment.
As a joint platform for research and training, ArCHe encompasses customized PhD projects, facilitates knowledge exchange between researchers, supervisors and partners to create synergies.
Lead Partner
University of Oslo (Norway)
Project Partners
University of Cantabria (Spain), University of Latvia (Latvia), The French National Centre for Scientific Research (France), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Fundación Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria (Spain), Geological Survey of Norway (Norway), Viken County Council (Norway), ADRAMAR (France), Spanish National Museum for Underwater Archaeology (Spain), Simrishamn Municipality (Sweden), Tallinn University (Estonia), University of Salamanca (Spain), University of Rennes (France)
