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Matthew Law

Matthew Law

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Personal statement

Matt is an environmental archaeologist who teaches as part of the Geography team at Bath Spa. His teaching covers areas such as climate change, sustainability, Quaternary palaeoecology, GIS and prehistory.

Professional memberships

  • Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.

Other external roles

  • Joint Editor-in-Chief, Open Quaternary
  • STEM Ambassador.

Teaching specialism

Environmental change, in particular:

  • Quaternary science
  • Human palaeoecology
  • Public engagement with environmental change.

Research supervision

Interested in supervising students in areas relating to molluscs and Quaternary palaeoecology; prehistoric landscapes, archaeology of south west Britain, and public perceptions of environmental change/climate change/ sustainability.

Research and academic outputs

Go to ResearchSPAce

Land and freshwater molluscs
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Law, M and Davies, P (2018) 'Land and freshwater molluscs.' In: López Varela, S.L, ed. The encyclopedia of archaeological sciences. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9780470674611

Palaeoenvironmental investigations of a Mesolithic–Neolithic sedimentary sequence from Queen’s Sedgemoor, Somerset
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Hill, T, Whittaker, J, Brunning, R, Law, M, Bell, M, Bronk Ramsey, C, Dunbar, E, Marshall, P and Reimer, P (2017) 'Palaeoenvironmental investigations of a Mesolithic–Neolithic sedimentary sequence from Queen’s Sedgemoor, Somerset.' In: Williams, M, Hill, T, Boomer, I and Wikinson, I.P, eds. The archaeological and forensic applications of microfossils: a deeper understanding of human history. The Geological Society, Bath. ISBN 9781786203052

Molluscs from dune-machair systems in the Western Isles: archaeological site formation processes and environmental change
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Law, M and Thew, N (2017) 'Molluscs from dune-machair systems in the Western Isles: archaeological site formation processes and environmental change.' In: Allen, M.J, ed. Molluscs in archaeology: methods, approaches and applications. Oxbow, Oxford. ISBN 9781785706080

Numerical approaches to land snail palaeoecology
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Law, M (2017) 'Numerical approaches to land snail palaeoecology.' In: Allen, M.J, ed. Molluscs in archaeology: methods, approaches and applications. Oxbow, Oxford. ISBN 9781785706080

Molluscs
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Law, M (2016) 'Molluscs.' In: Glover, G, Flintoft, P and Moore, R, eds. 'A mersshy country called Holdernesse': excavations on the route of a National Grid pipeline in Holderness, East Yorkshire. Archaeopress Publishing, Oxford, pp. 246-247. ISBN 9781784913137

Mollusc shells from archaeological building materials
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Law, M (2014) 'Mollusc shells from archaeological building materials.' In: Szabo, K, Dupont, C, Dimitrijevic, V, Gomez Gastelum, L and Serrand, N, eds. Archaeomalacology: shells in the archaeological record. Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 253-256. ISBN 9781407313085

Shellfish and coastal exploitation
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Law, M (2012) 'Shellfish and coastal exploitation.' In: Parker Pearson, M, ed. From machair to mountains: archaeological survey and excavation in South Uist. Oxbow, Oxford, pp. 247-250. ISBN 9781842174517

Stability and flux in the dune environment
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Evans, J.G, Law, M and Thew, N (2012) 'Stability and flux in the dune environment.' In: Parker Pearson, M, ed. From machair to mountains: archaeological survey and excavation in South Uist. Oxbow, Oxford, pp. 250-253. ISBN 9781842174517

Day of Archaeology 2011–2017: Global Community, Public Engagement, and Digital Practice
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Richardson, L-J, Law, M, Dufton, J.A, Ellenberger, K, Eve, S, Goskar, T, Ogden, J, Pett, D and Reinhard, A (2018) 'Day of Archaeology 2011–2017: Global Community, Public Engagement, and Digital Practice.' Internet Archaeology, 47. ISSN 1363-5387

Recent investigations at two long barrows and reflections on their context in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and environs
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Roberts, D et al. (2018) 'Recent investigations at two long barrows and reflections on their context in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and environs.' Internet Archaeology, 47. ISSN 1363-5387

Further Neolithic wooden structures at Walpole Landfill Site, Somerset, UK
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Hollinrake, A and Law, M (2018) 'Further Neolithic wooden structures at Walpole Landfill Site, Somerset, UK.' PAST (88). pp. 15-16.

Introduction: emerging approaches to public archaeology
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Wright, E and Law, M (2016) 'Introduction: emerging approaches to public archaeology.' Arquelogia Publica: Online Journal in Public Archaeology, SV2. pp. 1-4. ISSN 2171-6315

Back to the future? Presenting archaeology at the Green Man Festival
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Law, M, Reynolds, F and Mulville, J (2016) 'Back to the future? Presenting archaeology at the Green Man Festival.' Arquelogia Publica: Online Journal in Public Archaeology, SV2. pp. 57-68. ISSN 2171-6315

Open Quaternary: a new, open access journal for Quaternary research [editorial]
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Herridge, V, Pilaar Birch, S and Law, M (2015) 'Open Quaternary: a new, open access journal for Quaternary research [editorial].' Open Quaternary, 1. ISSN 2055-298X

Land snails, sand dunes and archaeology in the Outer Hebrides
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Law, M and Thew, N (2015) 'Land snails, sand dunes and archaeology in the Outer Hebrides.' Journal of the North Atlantic, 9 (sp). pp. 125-133. ISSN 1935-1933

The Walpole Landfill Site: wet, muddy and rewarding
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Law, M and Hollinrake, N (2014) 'The Walpole Landfill Site: wet, muddy and rewarding.' British Archaeology, 138. pp. 28-33. ISSN 2514-3409

The archaeology of digital abandonment: online sustainability and archaeological sites
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Law, M and Morgan, C (2014) 'The archaeology of digital abandonment: online sustainability and archaeological sites.' Present Pasts, 6 (1) (2). pp. 1-9.

Bryozoans in archaeology
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Law, M (2013) 'Bryozoans in archaeology.' Internet Archaeology (35). ISSN 1363-5387

Palaeoparasitology and histories of environmental justice
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Law, M (2016) Palaeoparasitology and histories of environmental justice. In: Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference, 19 - 21 December 2016, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Land snails and environmental change in the Western Isles and Orkney
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Law, M and Thew, N (2016) Land snails and environmental change in the Western Isles and Orkney. In: Islands: Isolation and connectivity - Association for Environmental Archeology (AEA) Spring Conference, 1-2 April 2016, St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.

The Gwithian landscape: molluscs and archaeology on Cornish sand dunes [book review]
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Law, M (2018) The Gwithian landscape: molluscs and archaeology on Cornish sand dunes [book review]. The Holocene, 28 (10). pp. 1680-1681. ISSN 1477-0911

The historic landscape of the Mendip Hills [book review]
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Law, M (2018) The historic landscape of the Mendip Hills [book review]. Environmental Archaeology. ISSN 1749-6314

Camilla Dickson [blog post]
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Lodwick, L and Law, M (2017) Camilla Dickson [blog post]. Trowelblazers.

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