Rick Schulting
Rick Schulting studied at Simon Fraser University in Canada before doing his PhD in Archaeology at the University of Reading. He came to Oxford and Wolfson in 2007 following stints at Cardiff University and Queen’s University Belfast.
A major focus of Professor Schulting’s research has sought to improve our understanding of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Western Europe, where the process is one of spread rather than origins. He has made extensive use of radiocarbon dating and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis (following the adage that “you are what you eat”) to investigate diet change across this transition. More recently, he has applied some of these same methods to examining past human-environment interactions during periods of climate change, and following the initial colonisation of small islands. Other research strands involve using skeletal evidence for trauma to document and understand violence in prehistory, and using strontium isotope analysis to investigate past mobility and landscape use. He has been involved in research projects in western Europe, the Caribbean, Chile, Japan, and Siberia.
