Professor Danielle Schreve

Small things like beetles are really good for reconstructing climate events in the past and telling you about local vegetation. And some sites preserve some types of evidence better than others. So we need to go after all of them in order to try and reconstruct the best, most holistic picture that we can.

Small things like beetles are really good for reconstructing climate events in the past and telling you about local vegetation. And some sites preserve some types of evidence better than others. So we need to go after all of them in order to try and reconstruct the best, most holistic picture that we can.

They can indeed. So I guess it's a moot point whether you want to include humans as part of the fauna. I think for much of the past, the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age, humans are doing something interesting in the landscape. They are certainly doing unusual things like making stone tools, but they're very much part of a wider fauna.

They can indeed. So I guess it's a moot point whether you want to include humans as part of the fauna. I think for much of the past, the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age, humans are doing something interesting in the landscape. They are certainly doing unusual things like making stone tools, but they're very much part of a wider fauna.

They can indeed. So I guess it's a moot point whether you want to include humans as part of the fauna. I think for much of the past, the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age, humans are doing something interesting in the landscape. They are certainly doing unusual things like making stone tools, but they're very much part of a wider fauna.

They're responding to the same kind of climatic and environmental trends that other species are. Luckily, they do leave behind useful things like stone tools, so we are able to derive an enormous amount of information from that in terms of their behaviour.

They're responding to the same kind of climatic and environmental trends that other species are. Luckily, they do leave behind useful things like stone tools, so we are able to derive an enormous amount of information from that in terms of their behaviour.

They're responding to the same kind of climatic and environmental trends that other species are. Luckily, they do leave behind useful things like stone tools, so we are able to derive an enormous amount of information from that in terms of their behaviour.

Remains of the actual early humans themselves are very rare in the UK, but we do have other types of evidence, for example, things like cut marked bones and broken bones, which tell us about butchery and hunting practices as well.

Remains of the actual early humans themselves are very rare in the UK, but we do have other types of evidence, for example, things like cut marked bones and broken bones, which tell us about butchery and hunting practices as well.

Remains of the actual early humans themselves are very rare in the UK, but we do have other types of evidence, for example, things like cut marked bones and broken bones, which tell us about butchery and hunting practices as well.

So cave sites are often really good places to target for this type of information. They can be very rich resources of information. Often, of course, we have caves that form in limestone areas across the UK. So things like the southwest of England, the Peak District, South Wales, for example, North Wales. These are all really good places for finding material in caves.

So cave sites are often really good places to target for this type of information. They can be very rich resources of information. Often, of course, we have caves that form in limestone areas across the UK. So things like the southwest of England, the Peak District, South Wales, for example, North Wales. These are all really good places for finding material in caves.

So cave sites are often really good places to target for this type of information. They can be very rich resources of information. Often, of course, we have caves that form in limestone areas across the UK. So things like the southwest of England, the Peak District, South Wales, for example, North Wales. These are all really good places for finding material in caves.

And you can often get a buildup of quite long sequences through time as well. And that's because caves act as large repositories or archives for material coming in. And sometimes it might be washed in by a river or a mudflow. But a lot of times you get cave sediments building up over time and containing the remains of animals that were either living in the cave or

And you can often get a buildup of quite long sequences through time as well. And that's because caves act as large repositories or archives for material coming in. And sometimes it might be washed in by a river or a mudflow. But a lot of times you get cave sediments building up over time and containing the remains of animals that were either living in the cave or

And you can often get a buildup of quite long sequences through time as well. And that's because caves act as large repositories or archives for material coming in. And sometimes it might be washed in by a river or a mudflow. But a lot of times you get cave sediments building up over time and containing the remains of animals that were either living in the cave or

so things like carnivores, for example, or which were brought in as remains of prey. And that can build up over long periods. So caves are great generally for preserving animal remains in the form of bones or teeth. They're also very good for preserving mollusk and shell.

so things like carnivores, for example, or which were brought in as remains of prey. And that can build up over long periods. So caves are great generally for preserving animal remains in the form of bones or teeth. They're also very good for preserving mollusk and shell.

so things like carnivores, for example, or which were brought in as remains of prey. And that can build up over long periods. So caves are great generally for preserving animal remains in the form of bones or teeth. They're also very good for preserving mollusk and shell.