Prehistoric Archaeology at Aberdeen is a diverse research theme, encompassing a variety of temporal, geographical and thematic foci. Emerging strengths include the study of submerged prehistoric landscapes (Wickham-Jones), colonisations and migrations, and the reconstruction of human and animal palaeodiet and palaeoecology through the application of bioarchaeological and biomolecular methods (Dobney, Britton).
Our research currently spans from the Middle Palaeolithic, to the Mesolithic and Neolithic, to the later prehistoric and protohistoric periods. Regional specialisms include North-West Europe (Noble, Britton, Wickham-Jones), and late prehistoric Western Alaska (Knecht) and Japan (Gibbs).