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Nika Shilobod
Nika Shilobod
@NikaShilobod@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

I've passed my #viva (yay!) and can now share two recent publications:

First, our article on reconstructing prehistoric land cover in the Humberhead Levels is now out in Vegetation History and #Archaeobotany.

We applied the Multiple Scenario Approach to produce spatially-informed quantitative reconstructions across four #prehistoric periods, working through the complexities of #wetland-rich 'blue-green' #landscapes where #freshwater and #marine systems intersect.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00334-026-01087-6

Second, I contributed to the #archaeology chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of #Anarchism (March 2026), which connects #anarchist theory and #history to contemporary political developments.

https://link.springer.com/book/9783031980299

More publications on the way as well and on to what comes next, whatever that might be (pls send me your #postdoc postings 🙏 😅 ).

#geoarchaeology #palaeoecology #gis

Title page of a PhD thesis from the University of Plymouth. The university crest appears at top (shield with stars and wavy bands). Main title: "Deconstructing the Wildscape: Human-Environment Co-Creation in the Humberhead Levels" by Nika Shilobod. Submitted for Doctor of Philosophy, School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Dated October 31, 2025.
Title page of a PhD thesis from the University of Plymouth. The university crest appears at top (shield with stars and wavy bands). Main title: "Deconstructing the Wildscape: Human-Environment Co-Creation in the Humberhead Levels" by Nika Shilobod. Submitted for Doctor of Philosophy, School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Dated October 31, 2025.
Title page of a PhD thesis from the University of Plymouth. The university crest appears at top (shield with stars and wavy bands). Main title: "Deconstructing the Wildscape: Human-Environment Co-Creation in the Humberhead Levels" by Nika Shilobod. Submitted for Doctor of Philosophy, School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Dated October 31, 2025.
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Reconstructing prehistoric land cover and landuse in complex ‘blue-green’ landscapes - Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany - Environmental context is vital when analysing archaeological sites and interpreting past human activity. Pollen, being widely dispersed and readily preserved...
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Nika Shilobod
Nika Shilobod
@NikaShilobod@fediscience.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Anyway, now that I am not in a permanent state of panic, hopefully I can post more, haha. Slowly I am reconfiguring my online presence after a blissful hiatus. Please standby.

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Chris Walter
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@ChrisWalter@fediscience.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@NikaShilobod Congratulations! The feeling of waking up and appreciating you don’t have to work on your thesis today lasts a surprisingly long time :)

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Nika Shilobod
Nika Shilobod
@NikaShilobod@fediscience.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@ChrisWalter I have basically been in a coma since, haha.

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Nika Shilobod
Nika Shilobod
@NikaShilobod@fediscience.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

About the thesis, basically my PhD research challenges the myth of pristine #wilderness by revealing how England's "natural" #landscapes have been consistently shaped by human activity for 8,000 years. Using archaeological, environmental, and historical evidence, I demonstrate that effective #conservation must abandon fantasies of returning to imagined pristine states and instead work with our contemporary ecological realities. #holocene #archaeology

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