Into the Wild: Archaeology, Rewilding, and the Historic Environment

这个项目探讨了野化，荒野和历史环境之间的纠结关系。野化旨在将景观恢复到自我维持的生态系统中，实现原始的“过去的荒野”。这个有问题的概念框架是从殖民主义的历史文化背景中发展起来的，并在考古学家中引起了激烈的讨论。苏格兰的景观已经被人类和动物的行为塑造了数千年，但越来越多地被野化。我将探讨重新野化的历史景观考古学，政策制定者和利益相关者所构成的紧张局势，并制定一个可测试的框架，将文化遗产和考古专业知识融入历史环境中的重新野化项目。

This project explores the entangled relationships between rewilding, wilderness, and the historic environment. Rewilding aims to restore landscapes into self-sustaining ecosystems, towards a pristine 'past wilderness'. This problematic conceptual framework has developed from the historical-cultural context of colonialism and has led to intense discussion amongst archaeologists. Scottish landscapes have been shaped by human and animal action over millennia, and yet are increasingly being rewilded. I will explore the tensions posed by rewilding historic landscapes for archaeology, policymakers, and stakeholders and develop a testable framework for the integration of cultural heritage and archaeological expertise into rewilding projects in the historic environment.