The present volume originates in the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conference, an annual event for graduate students and early career researchers to present their archaeological research. The 2023 conference, titled “H2Oxford: Water Flowing Through Archaeology”, focussed on water's role in human interactions and its archaeological remnants. This volume explores the pivotal role of water in human history and its archaeological significance, bringing together diverse contributions that reflect the breadth of contemporary research. Covering a wide range of topics —including maritime archaeology, water management, material culture, landscape archaeology, and theoretical approaches— it examines water’s influence on human interactions and its material traces across geographical and chronological contexts.

AUTHOR

Cristina Laurenti is a maritime archaeologist and DPhil student in Classical Archaeology at the University of Oxford. She is currently working on the reconstruction of a Roman shipwreck.

John Dinges is a medieval archaeologist and DPhil student at the University of Oxford. His thesis considers later medieval badge use and dress accessories in England and Wales.

List of contributors: Julián Aponte-Henao, Kalliopi Baika, Joel Bellviure, Savannah Ulalian Bishop, Felipe Cerezo Andreo, Guo Peng Chen 陈国鹏, Deanna K. Cunningham, Samuel Deleu, John Dinges, Elisabetta di Virgilio, Christopher Dwan, Angela Falezza, Raúl González Gallero, Pascal Hoffmann, Cristina Laurenti, John Angus Macaulay, Erin Migneco, Jordy Moies, Christina Monroe, Tjaark Siemssen, Sean Silvia, Soledad Solana Rubio, Ella Speckeen, Leah Tavasi.

REVIEW

“By collecting together research from across a spectrum of archaeological and historical specialisations, this volume offers the reader a wonderful opportunity to compare and contrast research models and methodologies in studying aquatic environments and the human relation to water more widely”, Professor Jason Lundock (Full Sail University)