Plagues, and How to Die in Them: A Short Explainer – Brenna Hassett
People are suddenly remarkably interested in infectious diseases. So Dr Brenna Hassett takes a look at the history of plagues.
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People are suddenly remarkably interested in infectious diseases. So Dr Brenna Hassett takes a look at the history of plagues.
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Stonehenge and Christmas. What’s the connection? Dr Brenna Hassett explains.
Read MoreAug 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…
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It’s all Jurassic Park’s fault. New discoveries in Siberia have got people asking, can I have a pet direwolf now?
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Dr Brenna Hassett ponders discovering new species with the help of new technology.
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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.
Read MoreFeb 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.
Read MoreDec 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.
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Archaeologist Dr Brenna Hassett calling out Jurassic era reasons for the “lack of women” in science.
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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.
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