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School of Society and Environment – Department of Geography and Environmental Science

Alfie Bower

Alfie

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PhD project

Working title: Stratigraphical, environmental and archaeological investigation of the Cromer Forest-bed Formation at Corton, Suffolk

Supervisors

Simon Lewis, Queen Mary University of London

Anna Bourne, Queen Mary University of London

Nick Ashton, British Museum

Simon Parfitt, Natural History Museum, University College London

Funding

Queen Mary University of London Principal's Studentship

Research Interests

Quaternary geology, Palaeolithic archaeology, Pleistocene palaeontology, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

Academic Background

MSc, Palaeolithic Archaeology, University College London
BSc, Geology with Palaeontology, University of Leicester

Publications

Marciszak, A. and Bower, A., 2025. New Records of Panthera gombaszoegensis (Kretzoi, 1938) from Europe. Quaternary, 8(4), p.65.

Marciszak, A. and Bower, A., 2025. New records of Lutra simplicidens Thenius, 1965 from Europe. Journal of Quaternary Science, 40(2), pp.355-366.

Conference Presentations

Bower, A., Lewis, S., Parfitt, S., Ashton, N., Bourne, A., Lister, A., Preece, R., Penkman, K. and Nelson, E., 2026. Early Middle Pleistocene Occupation at Corton, Suffolk. Unravelling the Palaeolithic Conference, University College London, (oral presentation).

Bower, A., Lewis, S., Ashton, N., Bourne, A., Parfitt, S., Lister, A., Preece, R., Penkman, K., Nelson, E. and Marciszak, A., 2026. A new Palaeolithic site in Cromer Forest-bed Formation deposits at Corton, Suffolk. Pathways to Ancient Britain Workshop, Queen Mary University of London, (oral presentation).

Bower, A., Lewis, S., Bourne, A., Ashton, N. and Parfitt, S., 2026. A new archaeological site within the Cromer Forest-bed Formation: Initial evidence from Corton, Suffolk. Quaternary Research Association Annual Discussion Meeting, University of Brighton, (poster presentation).
Professional Experience: Geotechnical Engineer - Freelance

Interested in collaborating on projects related to Quaternary science, Palaeolithic archaeology, Pleistocene palaeontology, geomorphology, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, and related fields.

 

 

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