Wild Things 2 (Paperback)

Building on the first Wild Things volume (Oxbow Books 2014) which aimed to showcase the research putting archaeologists researching the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic at the cutting edge of understanding humanity’s past, this collection of contributions presents recent research from an international group of both early career and established scientists.

Covering aspects of both Palaeolithic and Mesolithic research in order to encourage dialogue between practitioners of archaeology of both periods, contributions are also geographically diverse, touching on British, European, North American and Asian archaeology. Topics covered include transitional periods, deer and people, stone tool technologies, pottery, land-use, antler frontlets, and the development of prehistoric archaeology an 'age of wonder'.

James Walker is a postgraduate researcher in the department of archaeology, University of Durham. He is a member of the Prehistory of Eurasia Research Group.

David Clinnick is currently a George Lyndon Hicks Fellow at the National Library of Singapore where he is conducting research into the archaeological investigations of Michael W. F. Tweedie and his colleagues. His PhD research at Durham University looked at the evolution of the organizational behaviors of Neanderthals and early modern humans within a fission-fusion framework.

Helen Drinkall is an archaeological technician at the University of Durham. A member of the Prehistory of Eurasia Research Group, she specializes in lithic analysis, the British Lower Palaeolithic, hominin landscapes and mobility, GIS analysis, and OSL dating.

Stephanie Piper is an archaeologist with Archaeological Services, Durham University. Her research interests include the use of raw material distribution to trace hunter-gatherer movement and the impact of group contact/insularity, available raw materials, and subsistence strategies on regional technological and stylistic development.