Environmental Sciences Research Institute

Background
Publications

Dr Kieran Westley

Research Associate

Contact Me
School of Environmental Sciences
University of Ulster
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Tel: +44 (0) 2870 124211
Email: kl.westley@ulster.ac.uk

Research Group

Centre for Maritime Archaeology

Qualifications

2002-2006 PhD Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton
2001-2002 MA Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton
1998-2001 BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Experience

2009-present Research Associate, University of Ulster
2007-2009 Post-doctoral Fellow, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2006-2007 Project Assistant, University of Southampton
2002-2004 Research Assistant, University of Southampton

Research Interests

The archaeology of submerged landscapes
Vulnerability of coastal archaeological sites to climate change
Palaeolithic / Mesolithic archaeology
Quaternary climate change

External Activities

Member of the Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network (SLAN)

Participant in COST action TD0902 Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology and Landscapes of the Continental Shelf

Co-chair, Palaeolithic working group, English Heritage Maritime & Marine Historic Environment Research Framework

Reviewer for Marine Geology; Underwater Techonology; Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Research Grants

Royal Archaeological Institute 2013: Submerged Archaeological Landscape Investigation, Co. Donegal
Society of Antiquaries of London 2013: Submerged Archaeological Landscape Investigation, Co. Donegal
Heritage Council 2012: Submerged Archaeological Landscape Investigation, Co. Donegal
Marine Institute Integrated Marine Exploration Programme 2010: Undergraduate offshore training - 7 days ship time on RV Celtic Voyager
NERC 2010: NFSD support for ’Archaeological applications of the JIBS data’
INSTAR 2010: Phase 3 of Archaeological applications of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey (JIBS) data
INSTAR 2009: Phase 2 of Archaeological applications of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey (JIBS) data
Marine Institute Integrated Marine Exploration Programme 2009: Undergraduate offshore training - 7 days ship time on RV Celtic Voyager
INSTAR 2008: Phase 1 of Archaeological applications of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey (JIBS) data

Affiliated Research Area:

Centre for Maritime Archaeology and member of Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI)

Publications

Number of items: 12.

Westley, Kieran, Bailey, Geoff, Davies, William, Firth, Antony, Flemming, Nic, Gaffney, Vince and Gibbard, Phil (2013) The Palaeolithic. In: People and the Sea: A Maritime Archaeological Research Agenda for England. (Eds: Ransley, Jesse, Sturt, Fraser, Dix, Justin, Adams, Jon and Blue, Lucy), Council for British Archaeology, pp. 10-29. ISBN 978-1-902771-93-9

Quinn, R, Lafferty, B, Westley, K and Plets, R (2012) Rathlin Island - Natural Environment. In: Rathlin Island - an archaeological survey of a maritime landscape. (Eds: Forsythe, W and McConkey, R), TSO, pp. 20-44. ISBN 9780337097041

Westley, Kieran (2012) Finding Rathlin's Wrecks. In: Rathlin Island. An archaeological survey of a maritime cultural landscape. (Eds: Forsythe, Wes and McConkey, Rosemary), TSO, pp. 286-293. ISBN 9780337097041

Westley, K, Bell, T, Renouf, MAP and Tarasov, L (2011) Impact assessment of current and future sea-level change on coastal archaeological resources – illustrated examples from Northern Newfoundland. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 6 (3). pp. 351-374.

Westley, Kieran (2011) Maritime Archaeology. In: Northern Ireland. State of the Seas Report. (Eds: Gibson, Chris), Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute and Northern Ireland Environment Agency, pp. 89-96. ISBN 978-1-907053-20-7

Westley, K, Quinn, R, Forsythe, W, Plets, R, Bell, T, Benetti, S, McGrath, F and Robinson, R (2011) Mapping Submerged Landscapes Using Multibeam Bathymetric Data: a case study from the north coast of Ireland. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 40 (1). pp. 99-112.

Plets, R, Quinn, R, Forsythe, W, Westley, K, Bell, T, Benetti, S, McGrath, F and Robinson, R (2011) Using Multibeam Echo-Sounder Data to Identify Shipwreck Sites: archaeological assessment of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey data. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 40 (1). pp. 87-98.

Westley, K, Bell, T, Plets, R and Quinn, R (2011) Investigating Submerged Archaeological Landscapes: a research strategy illustrated with case studies from Ireland and Newfoundland, Canada. In: Submerged Prehistory. (Eds: Benjamin, J, Bonsall, C, Pickard, C and Fischer, A), Oxbow Books, pp. 129-144. ISBN 978-1-84217-418-0

Wilson, P, Westley, K, Plets, R and Dempster, M (2011) Radiocarbon dates from the inter-tidal peat bed at Portrush, County Antrim.. Irish Geography, 44. pp. 323-329.

Westley, Kieran and Dix, Justin (2008) The Solutrean Atlantic Hypothesis: A view from the ocean. Journal of the North Atlantic, 1 (1). pp. 85-98.

Bell, T, Westley, K, Plets, R, Quinn, R and Renouf, P (2008) Submerged archaeological landscapes: from ancient myth to new frontier. Journal of Ocean Technology, 3 (4). pp. 13-20.

Westley, Kieran and Dix, Justin (2006) Coastal environments and their role in prehistoric migrations. JOURNAL OF MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, 1 (1). pp. 9-28.

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