Skip to main content
Research
  1. Queen Mary University of London
  2. Research
  3. Publications

Publications: Prof Simon Lewis

Back to Search
Davis R, Ashton N, Bynoe R, Craven J, Ferguson R, Gardner I, Grimmer T, Harris C et al. ( 2023 ) . Middle Palaeolithic occupation of the southern North Sea Basin: evidence from the Sandscaping sediments emplaced on the beach between Bacton and Walcott, Norfolk, UK . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 38 , ( 6 ) 866 - 890 .
Horne D, Ashton N, Benardout G, Brooks S, Coope R, Holmes J, Lewis S, Parfitt S et al. ( 2022 ) . A terrestrial record of climate variation during MIS 11 through multi-proxy palaeotemperature reconstructions from Hoxne, UK . Quaternary Research
( 2022 ) . Discussion on excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at East Farm, Barnham, Suffolk, 1989-1992 . Journal of the Geological Society vol. 152 , ( 3 ) 570 - 574 .
ASHTON NM, BOWEN DQ, HOLMAN JA, HUNT CO, IRVING BG, KEMP RA, LEWIS SG, McNABB J et al. ( 2022 ) . Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at East Farm, Barnham, Suffolk 1989–92 . Journal of the Geological Society vol. 151 , ( 4 ) 599 - 605 .
MADDY D, COOPE GR, GIBBARD PL, GREEN CP, Group SGL ( 2022 ) . Reappraisal of Middle Pleistocene fluvial deposits near Brandon, Warwickshire and their significance for the Wolston glacial sequence . Journal of the Geological Society vol. 151 , ( 2 ) 221 - 233 .
Lewis SG, Ashton N, Davis R, Hatch M, Hoare PG, Voinchet P, Bahain J-J ( 2021 ) . A revised terrace stratigraphy and chronology for the early Middle Pleistocene Bytham River in the Breckland of East Anglia, UK . Quaternary Science Reviews vol. 269 , 107113 - 107113 .
Davis R, Ashton N, Hatch M, Hosfield R, Lewis SG ( 2021 ) . Lower and Early Middle Palaeolithic of Southern Britain: the Evidence from the River Test . Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology vol. 4 , ( 3 ) 23 - 23 .
Davis R, Ashton N, Hatch M, Hoare PG, Lewis SG ( 2021 ) . Palaeolithic archaeology of the Bytham River: human occupation of Britain during the early Middle Pleistocene and its European context . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 36 , ( 4 ) 526 - 546 .
Bynoe R, Ashton NM, Grimmer T, Hoare P, Leonard J, Lewis SG, Nicholas D, Parfitt S ( 2021 ) . Coastal curios? An analysis of ex situ beach finds for mapping new Palaeolithic sites at Happisburgh, UK . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 36 , ( 2 ) 191 - 210 .
Lewis SG, Ashton N, Hoare PG, Parfitt S ( 2020 ) . Human occupation of Northern Europe in MIS 13: a response to comments by Gibbard et al. (2019) . Quaternary Science Reviews vol. 223 , 105851 - 105851 .
Lewis SG, Ashton N, Field MH, Hoare PG, Kamermans H, Knul M, Mücher HJ, Parfitt SA et al. ( 2019 ) . Human occupation of northern Europe in MIS 13: Happisburgh Site 1 (Norfolk, UK) and its European context . Quaternary Science Reviews vol. 211 , 34 - 58 .
HARRIS CRE, Ashton N, LEWIS SG ( 2019 ) . From Site to Museum: a Critical Assessment of Collection History on the Formation and Interpretation of the British Early Palaeolithic Record . Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology vol. 2 , ( 1 ) 1 - 25 .
Field MH, Lewis SG ( 2018 ) . The first Pleistocene fossil records of Urtica kioviensis Rogow. (Urticaceae) and Potamogeton sukaczevii Wieliczk. (Potamogetonaceae) in the British Isles . Vegetation History and Archaeobotany vol. 29 , ( 1 ) 1 - 8 .
Ashton N, HARRIS C, LEWIS SG ( 2018 ) . Frontiers and route-ways from Europe: the Early Middle Palaeolithic of Britain . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 33 , ( 2 ) 194 - 211 .
Hatch M, Davis RJ, Lewis SG, Ashton N, Briant RM, Lukas S ( 2017 ) . The stratigraphy and chronology of the fluvial sediments at Warsash, UK: implications for the Palaeolithic archaeology of the River Test . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association vol. 128 , ( 2 ) 198 - 221 .
Ashton N, Lewis SG, Parfitt SA, Davis RJ, Stringer C ( 2016 ) . Handaxe and non-handaxe assemblages during Marine Isotope Stage 11 in northern Europe: recent investigations at Barnham, Suffolk, UK . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 31 , ( 8 ) 837 - 843 .
Lewis SG, Birnie JF ( 2016 ) . Little ice age alluvial fan development in Langedalen, western Norway . Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography vol. 83 , ( 4 ) 179 - 190 .
DAVIS RJ, Hatch M, Ashton N, Hosfield R, Lewis SG ( 2016 ) . The Palaeolithic record of Warsash, Hampshire, UK: implications for late Lower and early Middle Palaeolithic occupation history of Southern Britain . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 27 , ( 5 ) 558 - 574 .
Voinchet P, Moreno D, Bahain J, Tissoux H, Tombret O, Falguères C, Moncel M, Schreve D et al. ( 2015 ) . New chronological data (ESR and ESR/U‐series) for the earliest Acheulian sites of north‐western Europe . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 30 , ( 7 ) 610 - 622 .
Ashton N, McNabb J, Irving B, Lewis S, Parfitt S ( 2015 ) . Contemporaneity of Clactonian and Acheulian flint industries at Barnham, Suffolk . Antiquity vol. 68 , ( 260 ) 585 - 589 .
Ashton N, LEWIS S, HARRIS CRE ( 2015 ) . The distribution of early Palaeolithic sites in Britain . No Stone Unturned: Papers in Honour of Roger Jacobi , Editors: Ashton, N, HARRIS, C , Lithic Studies Society
Ashton N, Lewis SG, De Groote I, Duffy SM, Bates M, Bates R, Hoare P, Lewis M et al. ( 2014 ) . Hominin Footprints from Early Pleistocene Deposits at Happisburgh, UK . PLOS ONE vol. 9 , ( 2 ) Article ARTN e88329 ,
Bailiff I, LEWIS SG, Drinkall HC, White MJ ( 2013 ) . Luminescence dating of sediments from a Palaeolithic site associated with a solution feature on the North Downs of Kent, UK . Quaternary Geochronology vol. 18 , 135 - 148 .
Ashton NM, LEWIS SG ( 2012 ) . The environmental contexts of early human occupation of northwest Europe: the British Lower Palaeolithic record . Quaternary International vol. 271 , 50 - 64 .
Abel RL, Parfitt S, Ashton N, Lewis SG, Scott B, Stringer C ( 2011 ) . Digital preservation and dissemination of ancient lithic technology with modern micro-CT . Computers & Graphics vol. 35 , ( 4 ) 878 - 884 .
Ashton N, Lewis SG, Hosfield R ( 2011 ) . 4 Mapping the Human Record: Population Change in Britain During the Early Palaeolithic . The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain , vol. 14 , Elsevier
Scott B, Ashton N, Lewis SG, Parfitt S, White M ( 2011 ) . 6 Technology and Landscape Use in the Early Middle Palaeolithic of the Thames Valley . The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain , vol. 14 , Elsevier
Lewis SG, Ashton N, Jacobi R ( 2011 ) . 9 Testing Human Presence During the Last Interglacial (MIS 5e): A Review of the British Evidence . The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain , vol. 14 , Elsevier
Ashton N, Lewis S, Stringer C ( 2011 ) . Preface . Developments in Quaternary Science vol. 14 , ( C )
LEWIS S, Ashton N, Jacobi RM ( 2010 ) . Testing human presence during the last interglacial (MIS 5e): a review of the British evidence . The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain , Editors: Ashton, N, Lewis, SG, Stringer, C , Elsevier Science
Parfitt SA, Ashton NM, Lewis SG, Abel RL, Coope GR, Field MH, Gale R, Hoare PG et al. ( 2010 ) . Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe . NATURE vol. 466 , ( 7303 ) 229 - 233 .
Ashton N, Lewis SG, Stringer C ( 2010 ) . The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain . Elsevier Science
Lewis S ( 2008 ) . British regional geology: Wales. M. F. Howells (ed.). Publisher: British Geological Survey, Keyworth, 2007 ISBN 978‐0‐85272‐584‐9 . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 23 , ( 6‐7 ) 705 - 705 .
Ashton N, Lewis SG, Parfitt SA, Penkman KEH, Coope GR ( 2008 ) . New evidence for complex climate change in MIS 11 from Hoxne, Suffolk, UK . QUATERNARY SCI REV vol. 27 , ( 7-8 ) 652 - 668 .
Preece RC, Parfitt SA, Bridgland DR, Lewis SG, Rowe PJ, Atkinson TC, Candy I, Debenham NC et al. ( 2007 ) . Terrestrial environments during MIS 11: evidence from the Palaeolithic site at West Stow, Suffolk, UK . QUATERNARY SCI REV vol. 26 , ( 9-10 ) 1236 - 1300 .
Preece RC, Gowlett JAJ, Parfitt SA, Bridgland DR, Lewis SG ( 2006 ) . Humans in the Hoxnian: habitat, context and fire use at Beeches Pit, West Stow, Suffolk, UK . J QUATERNARY SCI vol. 21 , ( 5 ) 485 - 496 .
Ashton N, Lewis SG, Stringer C ( 2006 ) . Introduction: The Palaeolithic occupation of Europe. A tribute to John J. Wymer, 1928-2006 . J QUATERNARY SCI vol. 21 , ( 5 ) 421 - 424 .
Ashton N, Lewis SG, Parfitt S, White M ( 2006 ) . Riparian landscapes and human habitat preferences during the Hoxnian (MIS 11) interglacial . J QUATERNARY SCI vol. 21 , ( 5 ) 497 - 505 .
Lewis SG, Maddy D, Buckingham C, Coope GR, Field MH, Keen DH, Pike AWG, Roe DA et al. ( 2006 ) . Pleistocene fluvial sediments, palaeontology and archaeology of the upper River Thames at Latton, Wiltshire, England . J QUATERNARY SCI vol. 21 , ( 2 ) 181 - 205 .
LEWIS SG, Parfitt S, Ashton NA, Candy I, Whittaker J, Penkman K, Keen DH, Kemp R et al. ( 2005 ) . Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at Elveden, Suffolk, UK . Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society vol. 71 ,
LEWIS SG, Glenday SS, Maddy D ( 2004 ) . The Thames Valley Sediment conveyor: fluvial system development over the last two interglacial-glacial cycles . Quaternaire. vol. 15 , 17 - 28 .
LEWIS SG, Schreve DC, Robertson DA, O'Connar SA, Schwenninger J-L, French CA, Green FML, Boismier WA et al. ( 2003 ) . Middle Palaeolithic Site at Lynford Quarry, Mundford, Norfolk: Interim Staatement . Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. vol. 69 , 315 - 324 .
Ashton N, Lewis S ( 2002 ) . Deserted Britain: Declining populations in the British Late Middle Pleistocene . ANTIQUITY vol. 76 , ( 292 ) 388 - 396 .
Lewis SG ( 2001 ) . Quaternary Environments M. Williams, D. Dunkerley, P. De Deckker, P. Kershaw, J. Chappell; Arnold, London, 1998 (2nd Edition), 329pp. £24.99, ISBN: 0 340 69151 4 . Quaternary Science Reviews vol. 20 , ( 18 )
Lewis SG, Maddy D, Scaife RG ( 2001 ) . The fluvial system response to abrupt climate change during the last cold stage: the Upper Pleistocene River Thames fluvial succession at Ashton Keynes, UK . GLOBAL PLANET CHANGE vol. 28 , ( 1-4 ) 341 - 359 .
Lewis SG, Birnie JF ( 2001 ) . Little ice age alluvial fan development in Langedalen, western Norway . GEOGR ANN A vol. 83A , ( 4 ) 179 - 190 .
Lewis SG ( 2000 ) . Natural Environmental Change A. M. MANNION Publisher Routledge, London 1999 (198 pp) £12.99 ISBN 0‐415‐13933‐3 (paperback edition) . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 15 , ( 6 ) 657 - 657 .
Rose J, Lee JA, Candy I, Lewis SG ( 1999 ) . Early and Middle Pleistocene river systems in eastern England: evidence from Leet Hill, southern Norfolk, England . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 14 , ( 4 ) 347 - 360 .
Rose J, Lee JA, Candy I, Lewis SC ( 1999 ) . Early and middle pleistocene river systems in eastern England: Evidence from Leet Hill, southern Norfolk, England . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 14 , ( 4 ) 347 - 360 .
White MJ, Lewis SG, McNabb J ( 1999 ) . Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site of Whipsnade, Bedfordshire 1992–4 . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 110 , ( 3 ) 241 - 255 .
Maddy D, Lewis SG, Keen DH ( 1999 ) . Pleistocene palaeomeanders of the River Avon, Warwickshire . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 110 , ( 2 ) 163 - 172 .
Lewis SG, Rose J, Davies H ( 1999 ) . Pre-Anglian fluvial and Anglian glaciogenic sediments, Knettishall, Suffolk, England . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 110 , ( 1 ) 17 - 32 .
Gallois R, Rose J, Smith A, Lewis S, Moorlock B, Hamblin R ( 1999 ) . Pre-glacial drainage of Fenland . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 110 , ( 3 ) 257 - 262 .
Lewis SG, Maddy D, Keen D ( 1999 ) . Preface . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 110 , ( 2 )
Maddy D, Lewis SG, Scaife RG, Bowen DQ, Coope GR, Green CP, Hardaker T, Keen DH et al. ( 1998 ) . The Upper Pleistocene deposits at Cassington, near Oxford, England . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 13 , ( 3 ) 205 - 231 .
Keen DH, Coope GR, Jones RL, Field MH, Griffiths HI, Lewis SG, Bowen DQ ( 1998 ) . Middle Pleistocene deposits at Frog Hall Pit, Stretton‐on‐Dunsmore, Warwickshire, English Midlands, and their implications for the age of the type Wolstonian . Journal of Quaternary Science vol. 12 , ( 3 ) 183 - 208 .
Roberts CL, Lewis SG ( 1997 ) . Resistivity sounding: two case studies from the Cretaceous Chalk at Boxgrove, West Sussex and Barnham, Suffolk, UK . Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications vol. 12 , ( 1 ) 201 - 209 .
Lewis SG ( 1997 ) . D.O’HalloranC.GreenM.HarleyM.StanleyJ.KnillGeological and Landscape Conservation1994Geological SocietyLondon1-897799-09-8530 pp. (HB) US$117/£70.00 (Members of the Geological Society may purchase for $58.50/£35.00) . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 108 , ( 4 ) 330 - 331 .
Rose J, Allen P, Green CP, Hey RW, Lewis SG, Sinclair JM, Whiteman CA ( 1996 ) . The Kesgrave and Bytham sands and gravels of East Anglia . Quaternary Newsletter vol. 79 , 10 - 25 .
Bridgland DR, Lewis SG, Wymer JJ ( 1995 ) . Middle Pleistocene stratigraphy and archaeology around Mildenhall and Icklingham, Suffolk: report on the Geologists' Association Field Meeting, 27 June, 1992 . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 106 , ( 1 ) 57 - 69 .
Maddy D, Green CP, Lewis SG, Bowen DQ ( 1995 ) . Pleistocene geology of the lower Severn valley, U.K . Quaternary Science Reviews vol. 14 , ( 3 ) 209 - 222 .
Glasser NF, Lewis SG ( 1994 ) . A report on recent excavation and conservation at Wolston Gravel Pit SSSI, Warwickshire . Quaternary Newsletter vol. 74 , 1 - 9 .
Maddy D, Lewis SG, Green CP ( 1991 ) . A review of the stratigraphic significance of the Wolvercote Terrace of the Upper Thames Valley . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 102 , ( 3 ) 217 - 225 .
Preece RC, Lewis SG, Wymer JJ, Bridgland DR, Parfitt S ( 1991 ) . Beeches Pit, West Stow, Suffolk (TL 798719) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide94 - 104 .
Lewis SG, Whiteman CA, Bridgland DR ( 1991 ) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide .
Cook J, Ashton N, Coope GR, Hunt CO, Lewis SG, Rose J ( 1991 ) . High Lodge, Mildenhall, Suffolk (TL 739754) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide59 - 69 .
Lewis SG, Bridgland DR ( 1991 ) . Ingham (TL 855715) and Timworth (TL 853692), Suffolk . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide71 - 83 .
Bridgland DR, Lewis SG ( 1991 ) . Introduction to the Pleistocene geology and drainage history of the Lark Valley . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide37 - 44 .
Lewis SG, Rose J ( 1991 ) . Knettishall, Suffolk (TL 951798) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide105 - 109 .
Hunt CO, Lewis SG, Rose J, Wymer JJ ( 1991 ) . Lackford, Suffolk (TL 815704) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide85 - 92 .
Lewis SG ( 1991 ) . Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk (TF 657085) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide127 - 130 .
Maddy D, Lewis SG ( 1991 ) . The Pleistocene deposits at Snitterfield, Warwickshire . Proceedings of the Geologists Association vol. 102 , ( 4 ) 289 - 300 .
Lewis SG, Rose J ( 1991 ) . Tottenhill, Norfolk (TF 639120) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide145 - 148 .
Wymer JJ, Lewis SG, Bridgland DR ( 1991 ) . Warren Hill, Mildenhall, Suffolk (TL 744743) . Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin: field guide50 - 58 .
Back to Search