Prehistoric Archaeology
- Overview
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Prehistoric Archaeology at Aberdeen is a diverse research theme, encompassing a variety of temporal, geographical and thematic foci.Emerging strengths include:
- Wickham-Jones:
- the study of submerged prehistoric landscapes
- Dobney, Britton:
- colonisations and migrations, and the reconstruction of human and animal palaeodiet and palaeoecology through the application of bioarchaeological and biomolecular methods
Our research currently spans from:
- the Middle Palaeolithic, to the Mesolithic and Neolithic
- to the later prehistoric and protohistoric periods
Regional specialisms include:
- North-West Europe (Noble, Britton, Wickham-Jones)
- late prehistoric Western Alaska (Knecht) and Japan (Gibbs)
- Wickham-Jones:
- Members
- Projects
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- Al-Basatîn Excavations (Wadi Ziqlab Project)
- Archaeological Field School in Quinhagak, Alaska
- Dietary Change and Maritime Adaptations in Prehistoric North-West Alaska
- Palaeobiogeography and Palaeoecology of late Pleistocene Herbivores of Northern Europe
- Palaeoenvironmental and Palaeoclimatic Reconstruction at the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Site of Neumark-Nord, Germany
- The Origins of Pottery in Japan: Production, Use, and Environment (2012-2013)
- The Rising Tide: Investigations into the Submerged Archaeology of Orkney