The archaeological remains of Stone Age hunter-fisher-gatherers (c. 12.000-2.000 calBC) in coastal areas across Europe are fractured, highly vulnerable, often merely visible and under-communicated.
ArCHe, which is a Horizon Europe Marie Curie Doctoral network, will deal with the challenges of a fractured field with an innovative past-present-future approach, which focuses on connecting the legacy from the past, its present status as archaeological heritage and prospects for its future protection and integration.
With six beneficiaries, housing the 10 PhD students, and nine associated partners, ArCHe will unite academic research centres and non-academic organizations from the cultural heritage sector, specialist organisations, museums and media.
As a joint platform for research and training, it will leverage on customized PhD projects, cross-fertilization of knowledge among researchers and partners, scientific courses, workshops, conferences, applied secondments and transferable skills training.
The doctoral network will train 10 PhD Fellows for increasing the scientific and public value of Europe’s archaeological coastal heritage, focusing on the legacy of Stone Age hunter-fisher-gatherers.
Training in archaeology, anthropology, critical heritage studies, heritage management, bioarchaeology, geology, oceanography, coastal engineering/preservation and communication relevant to coastal heritage and environment, will equip ArCHe PhDs with advanced interdisciplinary and cross-regional knowledge and skills applicable to various academic and non-academic fields across Europe.
Through best practices, they will contribute to the visibility, preservation and sustainable integration of the vulnerable cultural heritage in coastal areas facing global environmental and development challenges.
This is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action – Doctoral Network (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01)
