'Rewilding' later prehistory: Bronze and Iron Age ecologies from the perspective of the wild

This collection brings together plant macrofossil and vertebrate animal remains data for the Bronze and Iron Ages (2500 BCE - 43 CE) from five widely-spaced case study areas, with the aim of informing a novel analysis of wildlife in prehistoric Britain. While the main analytical focus was on wild plants and animals, the collection comprises data for all plant macrofossil and vertebrate animal remains within the study period and areas, in recognition of the reality that 'wild' and 'domesticated' are neither fixed nor neatly defined categories. Summary information is also provided for pollen, insect and molluscan evidence and for objects made of materials derived from plants or animals. The data were gathered by Anwen Cooper (PI) and Tina Roushannafas (project researcher) between September 2022 and December 2024 in collaboration with 71 palaeoenvironmental specialists from across British Archaeology and with digital experts at the Archaeology Data Service. This work was undertaken as part of the UKRI-funded 'Rewilding' later prehistory project (Grant ref. MR/W00755X/1).

本数据集汇集了来自五个分布广泛的案例研究区域、青铜时代与铁器时代（公元前2500年–公元43年）的植物大化石及脊椎动物遗骸数据，旨在为史前不列颠野生动物的创新性分析提供依据。尽管主要分析焦点为野生植物与动物，但本数据集仍涵盖了研究时段及区域内所有植物大化石与脊椎动物遗骸的数据——这是因为认识到“野生”与“驯化”并非固定或清晰界定的类别这一现实。此外，本数据集还提供了花粉、昆虫及软体动物证据的摘要信息，以及由动植物源性材料制成的器物相关信息。这些数据由Anwen Cooper（项目负责人，PI）与Tina Roushannafas（项目研究员）于2022年9月至2024年12月期间收集，合作方包括来自英国考古学界的71位古环境专家及考古数据服务处的数字专家。此项工作是英国研究与创新署（UKRI）资助的“重归野生”晚期史前史项目（资助编号：MR/W00755X/1）的一部分。