Matt Edgeworth is Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, UK.  He works as field archaeologist in a commercial environment, excavating sites of a wide range of different periods. Current research interests include urban stratigraphy, archaeology of rivers, and ecological aspects of archaeological evidence. His books include Fluid Pasts: Archaeology of Flow (2011). As a longstanding member of the Anthropocene Working Group, Matt has written extensively on the importance of studying anthropogenic ground—its strata, artifacts, and novel materials—in reaching a fuller understanding of the Anthropocene.