Landscape archaeology in black and white

Jonathan Last

Landscape Research, 2025, vol. 50, issue 2, 288-301

Abstract: If, as relevant European policy implies, working in and with landscape requires an interdisciplinary approach that spans natural and cultural heritage, then it is also reasonable to extend the idea of landscape-making to other species. This contribution considers the case of the European badger (Meles meles). For archaeologists in Britain, badgers tend to be seen simply as a problem, a significant cause of damage to earthwork monuments. But what if we saw them instead as active participants in the creation of the historic landscape, albeit with their own agenda? As a small step towards a multi-species landscape archaeology, or heritage ecology, and with the help of two case-studies in Wiltshire, this paper looks at how badgers, past and present, make landscapes, and some possible implications for archaeological practice.

Date: 2025
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