Piers Larcombe

Biographic Data

ID4346829
NAMEPiers Larcombe
GIVEN NAMESPiers
FAMILY NAMELarcombe
SIGNATURELARCOMBE P
AFFILIATIONSCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
ORCID0000-0003-0964-3144
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS91
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX4

  • A pilot study into the geochronological and geomorphic context for the archaeology of Barrow Island, Western Australia

    Open AccessIan Ward, Mark D Bateman et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2022

  • Retracted

    Open AccessIan Ward, Piers Larcombe et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2022Cited by: 4References: 25

    The absence of known prehistoric underwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites on the Australian inner shelf stands in stark contrast to the thousands of sites revealed elsewhere in the world. Two recent claims—Dortch et al. (D2019) and Benjamin et al. (B2020)—put forward the first in situ (i.e., primary context) UCH sites in the shallow waters of the Dampier Archipelago, North West Australia, each arguing that the stone artefact scatters are at least…

  • Sedimentary unknowns constrain the current use of frequency analysis of radiocarbon data sets in forming regional models of demographic change

    Open AccessIan Ward, Piers LarcombeARTICLEGeoarchaeology2021Cited by: 6References: 121

    Statistical manipulation of large radiometric data sets (big data) is increasingly applied to those grand challenges in archaeology that relate to past human‐behavioural dynamics and includes frequency analysis of radiocarbon ages (summed probability distributions [SPDs]). Australian SPD studies use the radiocarbon database “AustArch” to examine regional‐ and continental‐scale demographic change. We review Australian studies, focussing on samplin…

  • Physical sedimentary controls on subtropical coastal and shelf sedimentary systems

    Open AccessPiers Larcombe, Ian Ward et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2018Cited by: 2References: 31

    Advances in digital spatial analysis and 3D photorealistic modeling offer the potential to create virtual interpretations of the now inundated landscapes of NW Australia. While this provides a useful template for potential late Pleistocene and early Holocene coastal occupation on the shelf, we stress the importance of understanding sediment dynamics as a primary control for terrain modelling, particularly at the scale of human ecosystem dynamics.…

  • A New Model for Coastal Resource Productivity and Sea‐Level Change

    Open AccessIan Ward, Piers Larcombe et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2014Cited by: 11References: 23

    Existing models of coastal occupation, in one form or another, embrace the assumption that changes in mean sea level were the prime driver for shifts in coastal resource productivity of consequence to coastal foragers. Focusing on the North West Shelf of Australia, this paper considers the role of physical sedimentary processes in understanding both past coastal resource productivity and the archaeology of drowned coastal landscapes. From a revie…

  • The potential for discovery of new submerged archaeological sites near the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia

    Ian Ward, Ingrid Ward et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2013

  • The English Coast

    Open AccessIan Ward, Piers LarcombeARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2009

  • Determining the preservation rating of submerged archaeology in the post-glacial southern North Sea

    Ian Ward, Piers LarcombeARTICLEEnvironmental Archaeology2008References: 22

    During most of the last glaciation, the southern North Sea floor was exposed and accessible to humans. Archaeological finds are concentrated around Brown Bank, Dogger Bank and the Norfolk Banks, but the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeological potential of these areas is poorly known. Management of submerged archaeological heritage requires knowledge about location (potential) and context, ascribing significance (value) and determining risk. Th…

  • The dating of Doggerland – post-glacial geochronology of the southern North Sea

    Ian Ward, Piers Larcombe et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Archaeology2006Cited by: 4References: 9

    The landscapes and archaeological sites of the southern North Sea, drowned in the period 12–6 ky BP, represent an almost unexplored field of research. Published palaeoenvironmental reconstructions are largely speculative, being based on few published sea-level index points and in the absence of detailed physical and chronological surveys. In this paper, we review the post-glacial geochronology for the southern North Sea, which includes 54 radioca…

  • A process-orientated approach to archaeological site formation

    Open AccessIan Ward, Piers LarcombeARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2003Cited by: 22References: 24

  • A New Process-based Model for Wreck Site Formation

    Open AccessIan Ward, I A K Ward et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science1999Cited by: 42References: 2

  • Sedimentary Processes and the Pandora Wreck, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Ian Ward, Ingrid A K Ward et al.ARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology1999References: 13

    The hydrodynamic and sedimentary processes at the seabed are particularly relevant to wreck formation processes. In conjunction with archaeological work in 1997, seismic and sediment surveys were undertaken around the wreck site of the H.M.S. Pandora (1791), on the eastern edge of the Great Barrier Reef northern Australia. Further, wave and current meters were deployed at the wreck site for a one-month period in order to characterize the local hy…