We are delighted to be partnering with Exmoor Society Community Supporter, Seven Fables, to present an evening with historical archaeologist Eloise Kane, author of ‘Wilderlands – The Human History of Wild Britain’.
When was Britain last truly wild? And what, if anything, remains? This is the unexpectedly human history of wild Britain.
In Wilderlands, archaeologist Eloise Kane unearths 12,000 years of our changing relationship with and influence on the landscape. Through prehistory, Roman occupation, the Middle Ages and beyond, we see the unfamiliar beasts of our old wild make way for species such as brown hare and fallow deer, now romanticised as eternal symbols of the British countryside, but introduced much later than we might think.
Places free from our influence haven’t existed for a very long time. But Eloise Kane invites us to rethink our definition of the wild – not as separate from us. Seen anew as the result of millions of human lives lived…
Doors for this exciting event open at 6 pm, ready for the talk to begin at 6.30 pm.
Refreshments will be available on arrival, with book signings following the talk.
Please visit the Seven Fables website to book your place.
Eloise Kane
Eloise Kane is a historical archaeologist specialising in the relationship between landscapes, people, and animals. Her PhD examined the archaeology of hunting landscapes, funded by the AHRC. She is Visiting Fellow at the Royal Agricultural University, and Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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