Moving with the times: mobility and diet of people and animals in prehistoric Lincolnshire

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The prehistoric sites of Lincolnshire were last surveyed in a monograph by May (1976). While a newoverview is in preparation (Chowne, forthcoming) faunal remains from these sites have received littleanalysis or synthesis. As a result, the region is lacking important bio-cultural information that can beobtained through the study of human-animal relationships (Sykes 2014). My PhD research will fill thisknowledge gap. It will integrate zooarchaeology, stable isotope analysis and database modelling togenerate a new understanding of how the prehistoric communities of Lincolnshire behaved anddeveloped from the Neolithic to the end of the Iron Age.My MSc in Archaeological Research (Distinction) has given me full training in the methods and theoryof animal bones analysis. I have remained a member of the Zooarchaeology Lab group since mygraduation. This proposal meshes with the Lab's current research focus - Lincolnshire is being usedas a 'timecore' for three of its AHRC funded projects examining isotope data over the longue durée. Allmy isotope analysis and database work will be undertaken in collaboration with the NERC IsotopeGeosciences Laboratory (NIGL), where I was trained in isotope analysis as part of my MSc. I conductedindependent isotope research at NIGL for my dissertation, the results from which have been publishedin two articles (Miller et al. 2016; Osborne, forthcoming). My extensive professional IT experience hasequipped me with all the necessary database development skills.I have already contacted Lincolnshire Heritage Service and other institutions to gain access to archivedzooarchaeology collections as well as material from Neolithic funerary monuments on the Wolds(University of York) and from the Lincolnshire Long Barrows Assessment Project (Historic England).Imminent development work for the Lincoln Eastern Bypass is expected to require excavation ofprehistoric sites in its path that may provide additional faunal material.