The ‘Rewilding” project is trialling a new mode of industry-led cross-sector research in exploring later prehistoric wildlife and its relevance to contemporary ecological debates. The project is led by Oxford Archaeology (OA) in partnership with the Universities of Oxford, Exeter and Toulouse, the Archaeology Data Service, Historic England and Knepp Castle Estate. The current nature conservation concept of “rewilding” will be recast for archaeological purposes in order to reveal the “wonder and enchantment” of wildlife in the Bronze and Iron Ages – a key period in the transition from ‘wild’ to “farmed” landscapes in Britain. The ‘blank spaces’ study is one of a series of studies which will build an original multi-stranded toolkit for investigating archaeological wildlife. The postholder – a palynologist with strong computational skills – will work with lead investigator Dr Anwen Cooper, palaeoenvironmental experts at OA, and Professor Mike Charles, University of Oxford. They will also assist in the management of this study. The postholder will be based at OA and will have access to lab space and equipment at the School of Archaeology, Oxford.
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