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Catherine Barnett is an archaeologist specializing in environmental archaeology, charcoal analysis, and prehistoric studies. She has contributed to numerous excavations and environmental studies across the UK, focusing on Mesolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age, and Roman periods. Her work integrates paleoenvironmental data with archaeological contexts to reconstruct ancient landscapes and human-environment interactions.
Key projects include investigations at Silchester, Salisbury Plain, and the Ebbsfleet Valley, where she analyzed charcoal remains, sediment sequences, and waterlogged wood to understand land use, climate, and settlement patterns. She has also collaborated on geoarchaeological studies, such as waste disposal analysis in Roman Silchester and Neolithic pit digging in East Suffolk.
Barnett's research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining archaeological excavation with environmental sampling to address questions about prehistoric resource exploitation, chronology, and cultural practices. Her contributions span monographs, journal articles, and reports, often as a lead or co-author on projects led by organizations like Wessex Archaeology and Oxford Archaeology.
