Landscape archaeology in black and white

If, as relevant European policy implies, working in and with landscape requires an interdisciplinary approach that spans natural and cultural heritage, then it is also reasonable to extend the idea of landscape-making to other species. This contribution considers the case of the European badger (Meles meles). For archaeologists in Britain, badgers tend to be seen simply as a problem, a significant cause of damage to earthwork monuments. But what if we saw them instead as active participants in the creation of the historic landscape, albeit with their own agenda? As a small step towards a multi-species landscape archaeology, or heritage ecology, and with the help of two case-studies in Wiltshire, this paper looks at how badgers, past and present, make landscapes, and some possible implications for archaeological practice.