Personal Chair
- About
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- Email Address
- t.mighall@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 274352
- Office Address
- G22 St Mary's, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Biography
Keele University: Environmental Research Unit. Position: Research Assistant Oct-Dec 1990.
Brunel University: Department of Geography & Geology. Position: Temporary Lecturer Feb-July 1991.
Coventry University: Geography Subject Area. Position: Lecturer (1991-1994) Senior Lecturer (1994-2005).
University of Aberdeen: Department of Geography & Environment, School of Geosciences (2005-present) Senior Lecturer in Palaeoecology.
External Memberships
Co-editor, Scottish Geographical Journal http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RSGJ
NERC Peer Review College Member
Membership of External Bodies
Association of Environmental Archaeology
Early Mines Research Group
Historical Metallurgy Society
Irish Quaternary Association
Quaternary Research Association
Royal Scottish Geographical Society
The Prehistoric Society
- Research
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Research Overview
- Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph analysis
- Peat geochemistry and reconstructing palaeo-pollution records from bogs and lakes
- Holocene vegetational history
- Holocene environmental change
Current Research
Recent publications
Langford, H.E. et al. 2013: Palaeoecology of a late MIS7 interglacial deposit from eastern England. Quaternary international http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quatint.2013.05.046
Crew, P. & Mighall, T.M. 2013. The fuel supply and woodland management at a 14th century bloomery in Snowdonia, a multi-disciplinary approach. In Humphris, J. & Rehren, T. (eds) The World of Iron. London: Archetype Publications, 473-482.
Mighall, TM, Chambers, FM, Timberlake, S & O’Brien, WF. 2012. Characterising vegetation changes in former mining and metalworking areas during prehistoric and Roman times. Notizie Archeologiche Bergomensi 20, 117-130.
Ongoing Research Projects
- Land degradation and environmental change in the Karoo, Eastern Cape, South Africa. See http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/other/karoo.php
- The function and environmental impact of burnt mounds in prehistory.
- The ecology and landscapes of early medieval royal centres.
- Placing early mining and metalworking into its environmental context. See http://www.earlyminesresearchgroup.org.uk/
- Holocene environmental changes in NW Iberia
- Publications
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The missing woodland story: implications of 1700 years of stand-scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands
People and NatureContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10752
Life, Death and Environment at Lagore Crannog: parasites, land-use and a royal residence in later prehistoric and early medieval Ireland
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 172, 106105Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSubstantial light woodland and open vegetation characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens
Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 45, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPeatlands
The Environment in Galicia: A Book of Images: Galician Environment Through Images. Núñez-Delgado, A., Álvarez-Rodríguez, E., Fernández-Calviño, D. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 149-178, 30 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33114-5_10
Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation
Land, vol. 12, no. 5, 986Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land12050986
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21098/1/Serge_etal_Testing_effect_pollen_VOR.pdf
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The Midlands of England: Economic Backwater or an Agricultural Powerhouse?: Environmental Evidence from Prehistory to Modern Times Recorded in Sediments from Aqualate Mere, Central England, UK
Environmental ArchaeologyContributions to Journals: ArticlesClimate Change, Fire and Human Activity Drive Vegetation Change during the Last Eight Millennia in the Xistral Mountains of NW Iberia
Quaternary , vol. 6, no. 1, 5Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIron Age and Roman Mining at Alderley Edge, Cheshire: An archaeological excavation of Pot Shaft, Engine Vein in 1997
Mining History: The Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 29-53Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://pdmhs.co.uk/mining-history/
Lake and crannog: A 2500-year palaeoenvironmental record of continuity and change in NE Scotland
Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 285, 107532Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEnvironmental challenges for the medieval North Atlantic world
Environmental Archaeology, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 123-126Contributions to Journals: Editorials