Dr Karl Smith

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Postdoctoral Researcher – The Practical Mariner Project
karl.smith@arch.ox.ac.uk

Research Interests:

GIS, Visibility Analysis, Navigation and Wayfinding, Geophysics, Maritime Movement, Insularity

Geographical Area:

The Mediterranean, Atlantic Europe

Research Profile

I specialise in GIS, remote sensing, and computer modelling. I completed a DPhil at Oxford in 2020, focussing on simulating prehistoric seafaring – specifically agent-based maritime mobility modelling, coastal visibility analysis, and methods of navigation. I have also worked as a geophysicist and GIS specialist on archaeological projects in the UK, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Oman, and Kazakhstan. My work with The Practical Mariner includes creating seafaring GIS models, using GIS data to model ancient ports and landing places, investigating the effects of resource/climatic variability on coastal communities, and supporting our fieldwork projects in the Mediterranean.

 

External Web Links

The Practical Mariner

Github

Publications