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Plagues, and How to Die in Them: A Short Explainer – Brenna Hassett

Mar 13, 2020 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Featured, Words | 0 |

People are suddenly remarkably interested in infectious diseases. So Dr Brenna Hassett takes a look at the history of plagues.

The One With Stonehenge – Brenna Hassett

Dec 11, 2019 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Featured, Words | 0 |

Stonehenge and Christmas. What’s the connection? Dr Brenna Hassett explains.

Five Alternative Currencies For When the Pound Finally Sinks to the Bottom of the Sea – Brenna Hassett

Aug 2, 2019 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Featured, Words | 2 |

One of the major benefits of archaeological science is that we are able to provide a very long-term look at human society. So Brenna Hassett looks at alternative trading plans post Brexit…

Can I Have a Direwolf? – Brenna Hassett

Jun 23, 2019 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Featured, Words | 0 |

It’s all Jurassic Park’s fault. New discoveries in Siberia have got people asking, can I have a pet direwolf now?

All in the Family? – Brenna Hassett

Apr 14, 2019 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Words | 0 |

Dr Brenna Hassett ponders discovering new species with the help of new technology.

The Trowelblazers – IWD 2019 – Rebecca Wragg Sykes

Mar 8, 2019 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Words | 0 |

8th March is International Women’s Day. It’s become a familiar annual celebration centred on bigging up the women we know For Team TrowelBlazers, IWD is in many senses what we do EVERY day. Guest post by Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes.

Why Archaeologists Don’t Want You to Floss – Brenna Hassett

Feb 12, 2019 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Words | 1 |

We judge dead people on how they brushed their teeth. And archaeologists don’t want you to floss, (…but you probably should, anyway). The latest from Breena Hassett.

The Top Ten Years That Were Worse Than 2018 – Brenna Hassett

Dec 28, 2018 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Words | 0 |

Dr Brenna Hassett looks back in time and on the bright side to find the top ten years in history worse than 2018.

Archaeologists Don’t Dig Dinosaurs – Dr Brenna Hassett

Oct 7, 2018 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Featured, Words | 0 |

Archaeologist Dr Brenna Hassett calling out Jurassic era reasons for the “lack of women” in science.

Who Are You? – Dr Brenna Hassett

Sep 4, 2018 | Blogs, Dirty Science, Featured, Words | 0 |

As a professional digger-up of dead people, I’ve got a lot of explaining to do. A lot of people wonder, quite rightly, whether what I do – bioarchaeology – is entirely savoury. Dr Brenna Hassett investigates DNA tests.