Analysis of bones from over hundreds and thousands of years ago suggests that our skeleton today is more fragile than that of our ancestors.
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Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest cheese, and it reveals how our ancestor's cooking methods helped the human diet adapt.
The genocide memory in Rwanda is diverse and dynamic.
Trying to save Neolithic rock art made by our ancient ancestors is no easy task. But it tells us how people used to live.
The pain of grief is part of human existence. Daoist and Confucian philosophy can help find meaning in grief.
Archaeology is not only about stones and bones: it is mainly about the people of the past. DNA is one way to get from the stones and the bones to the people and their stories.
An old technique to explore the inside of fossils unfortunately ended up destroying some unique specimens. New technology has been used to reconstruct one such fossil.
When it comes to valuable African fossils, much is at stake. They often unearth disputed ways of debating archaeology as a science of ‘discovery’.
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Professor of Archaeology specialising in bioarchaeology (human remains), Durham University
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Anthropological Research on Musuems and Heritage, Humboldt University of Berlin
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Postdoc in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD Candidate, Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Fulbright Scholar, Clark University
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Reader in Heritage Studies, Newcastle University
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Visiting Fellow, Newcastle University
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Professor with Research Focus in Stone Age Archaeology; Director, Centre for Anthropological Research in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Asian/Asian American Studies, University of Connecticut
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Lecturer in Archaeology, University of York
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Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Sciences & Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham University
