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Benjamin Pennington is a Visiting Fellow in Geoarchaeology at the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. He holds a PhD in Geography and Archaeology from the University of Southampton (2017) and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (2011). His research focuses on reconstructing archaeologically important Holocene palaeoenvironments, particularly deltaic alluvial environments, to address various geoarchaeological questions. His work has predominantly centered around Egypt, with a lesser focus on Iraq and China. Current research efforts include the reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment of Ancient Egyptian religious capital Thebes and the port of Naukratis in the western Nile Delta. He aims to understand various aspects of landscape evolution related to the Nile floodplain and address key human-environment interactions. Pennington also has experience in teaching, having held a role as Head of the Geography Department at Winchester College and having taught at both undergraduate and master's levels in Archaeology and Geography.