Geoffrey C. P. King: 26 December 1943 -19 April 2026

It is with sadness that we report the recent death of Geoffrey King after a long period of failing health. Geoffrey was a key figure in the origin of the DISPERSE Project and many of its achievements. He was already an innovator with a formidable reputation within his own field of tectonic geomorphology before a chance encounter with Geoff Bailey at a Cambridge seminar resulted in a field trip to the Epirus region of northern Greece in 1984 and sparked his interest in the relationship between tectonic activity and archaeology. He was an early exponent in the visual and mathematical analysis of satellite imagery that was beginning to become available in the early days of the digital revolution and was unafraid to cross conventional disciplinary boundaries in the application of that expertise to new problems. He brought fresh thinking and often provocative insights into the significance of ancient landscapes and the potential impact of tectonic activity on the human evolutionary trajectory, and introduced new ideas and new methods into the archaeological analysis of landscape change. As a colleague and friend, he could be a demanding figure, uncompromisingly so at times. His playful energy in the field, and his thought-provoking conversation, not least in the convivial atmosphere of the Parisian apartment that became his adopted home in the latter part of his career, will be much missed.