Phil Barratt

Dr. Phil Barratt is a Researcher at the University of Glasgow's Department of Archaeology. His work focuses on environmental archaeology, particularly landscape processes and human-nature interactions. He holds a PhD in dendrochronology, specializing in using bog-oaks to study mid-Holocene environmental change. His expertise includes radiocarbon dating and chronological modeling for archaeological projects.

Key research areas include mire-woodland dynamics, historic building timber analysis, and contemporary nature-based interventions like rewilding. He has contributed to projects such as the Cultivating Societies INSTAR initiative, the 'Celtic Connections and Crannogs' study, and the HLF-funded 'Reconstructing the Wildscape' project. Recently, he has explored rewilding's impact on the historic environment through the Royal Society of Scotland's 'Into the Wild' network and the NERC-funded CASTOR Treescapes project.

Barratt has published widely on topics like lake settlements, Neolithic agriculture, and interdisciplinary methodologies. His work bridges archaeology with environmental science and policy, addressing contemporary issues like rewilding's historical context.

He has collaborated on multiple grants including the BBSRC-funded RESPECT project and AHRC policy fellowships. While no advisees are explicitly listed, his research spans collaborative networks across archaeology, environmental science, and policy studies.