Clive Gamble

Clive Gamble is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. His work intersects archaeology, geochronology, and environmental science, focusing on Late-glacial to Holocene transitions.

• Research Focus: Refines chronological frameworks for human evolution and dispersal through tephrostratigraphy, OSL dating, and sediment analysis.
• SDG Contributions: Addresses Climate Action (SDG 13) and Life on Land (SDG 15) via studies of prehistoric environmental change.

His publications emphasize volcanic ash detection in archaeological contexts, with recent work analyzing cryptotephra layers in European sediment sequences. Key projects include NERC-funded studies on megafauna extinction dynamics and British Academy collaborations on human social evolution.

• Email: Clive.Gamble@rhul.ac.uk

He has supervised multiple research initiatives and secured grants from prestigious institutions including the British Museum and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).