Environment – Page 3 – Caroline Wickham-Jones

Flourishing Farmers

The Early Neolithic farmstead at Knap of Howar, Papa Westray. Farming seems to have flourished in Orkney, perhaps against the odds. Photo: Guille Lopez

The development of farming in Neolithic Orkney is a fascinating topic that has inspired research over the last century. From the days of Gordon Childe, through the work of Colin Renfrew to the publications of Anna and Graham Ritchie and Continue reading Flourishing Farmers

Archaeology and Trees

A friend of mine has been researching links between the environment and people – past, present and future. She has recently written an interesting blog post for Oxbow, which you can access here. It is an interesting read!