Landscape Archaeology

Landscape Archaeology has now become a central focus of archaeological research in the 21^stcentury.

Moving beyond more traditional ‘site-based’ approaches, landscape archaeology considers the ways in which broader environments are both implicated in and shaped by human interactions. Researchers in the Department of Archaeology and associated disciplines employ a range of approaches to interrogate both ancient and more recent landscapes, from GPS-based survey techniques and environmental sampling to place-based engagements with material culture and ethnohistorical data.

Our research ranges from understanding Neolithic seascapes through to the study of landscapes of colonialism in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Recent landscape projects have been based in Scotland, Iceland, Greenland and the west Coast of Canada.

• Dr Rick Knecht
• Dr Gordon Noble
• Dr Jeff Oliver

• Colonial Landscapes on the Northwest Coast of North America
• European Migrant Landscapes
• The Bennachie Landscape Project: Community Connections in the North-East of Scotland
• Wild Signs: Graffiti and the English Landscape