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Dr Mark Lake
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square
Institute of Archaeology
- Joined UCL
- 1st Apr 2000
Research summary
I am actively engaged in the development and use of quantitative and computational methods for studying the past, especially agent-based computer simulation and geographical information systems. I have used these techniques to study the evolutionary origins of cultural transmission, Mesolithic settlement strategies in Scotland and the spread of farming in Neolithic Europe. I also have a long standing interest in the problem of memes and the manner in which human innovation explores design space.
Teaching summary
Degree Programme Co-ordinator: MSc in Computational Archaeology: GIS, Data Science and Complexity
Course Co-ordinator: ARCL0077 Archaeology in the WorldCourse Co-ordinator: ARCL0095 GIS Approaches to Past Landscapes
Course Co-ordinator (with Andrew Bevan): ARCL0160 Archaeological Data Science
Course Co-ordinator: ARCL0161 Complexity, Space and Human History
Education
- University of Cambridge
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 1995
- University of Cambridge
- First Degree, Bachelor of Arts | 1991
Biography
BA, PhD, FSA
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology
Departmental QME OfficerAwarded Provost's Teaching Award 2007-08 for commitment to innovation in teaching
Editor in Chief Science and Technology in Archaeological Research
Member of AHRC Peer Review College and Panel