Professor Dominik Fleitmann
Professor of Palaeoclimatology and Archaeology
School of Archaeology, Geography & Environmental Science
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor Dominik Fleitmann, Currently, working as Professor of Palaeoclimatology and Archaeology, School of Archaeology, Geography & Environmental Science, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Responsibilities: Lecturer Director of SARG (Scientific Archaeology Research Group) Research groups / Centres: • Scientific Archaeology Research Group • Centre for Past Climate Change • Walker Institute
Research Interest
As a paleoclimatologist I am working on a variety of climate archives, including speleothems (stalagmites, flowstones), lacustrine sediments, spring carbonates and corals. The ultimate goal of my research is to construct precisely-dated and highly-resolved time series that provide new insights into climatic and environmental processes over a variety of timescales, ranging from seasonal to glacial/interglacial cycles. One particular aspect of my current and future research is to develop Holocene records that can provide information on climatic and environmental changes in unprecedented detail. Such records are crucial for interpreting archaeological findings and societal changes. It is therefore not surprising that my research interests and experience span a wide range of topics from paleoclimate, geochemistry, meteorology to archaeology and climate modelling. Because of the strong interdisciplinary nature of my research, I have developed a rich network of national and international collaborations.
Publications
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Gogou, A., Triantaphyllou, M., Xoplaki, E., Izdebski, A., Parinos, C., Dimiza, M., Bouloubassi, I., Luterbacher, J., Kouli, K., Martrat, B., Toreti, A., Fleitmann, D., Rousakis, G., Kaberi, H., Athanasiou, M. and Lykousis, V. (2016) Climate variability and socio-environmental changes in the northern Aegean (NE Mediterranean) during the last 1500 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 136. pp. 209-228. ISSN 0277-3791 doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.01.009
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Fankhauser, A., McDermott, F. and Fleitmann, D. (2016) Episodic speleothem deposition tracks the terrestrial impact of millennial-scale last glacial climate variability in SW Ireland. Quaternary Science Reviews, 152. pp. 104-117. ISSN 0277-3791 doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.09.019
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Flohr, P., Fleitmann, D., Zorita, E., Sadekov, A., Cheng, H., Bosomworth, M., Edwards, L., Matthews, W. and Matthews, R. (2017) Late Holocene droughts in the Fertile Crescent recorded in a speleothem from northern Iraq. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (3). pp. 1528-1536. ISSN 1944-8007 doi: 10.1002/2016GL071786
