This blog will showcase regular glimpses into the passions, challenges and amazing work done by the Archaeology Postdocs at the University of Cambridge.
Shovels, trowels, and… satellites? Interview with Francesc C. Conesa
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge and why? Network. After being in Cambridge for a while, you realise that the entire Oxbridge system (i.e. the University, the Colleges, the vibrant seminars and events, and much of the social life) focuses on enhancing academic networking. This phenomenon…
‘The Spanish School of Fencing, 16th – 18th c.’: Arms & Armour Society lecture by Marc Gener-Moret
Last February 6th, Dr. Marc Gener-Moret (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Associate) was invited by the Arms & Armour Society to talk about the Spanish School of Fencing. The lecture took place within the premises of the emblematic Tower of London. Marc talked about the history, development and technical characteristics of the Spanish School of Fencing between…
SRUK/CERU Pint of Knowledge talk by Marc Gener-Moret
Last 23 of October at the Panton Arms, Dr. Marc Gener-Moret, Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Fellow in residence, presented a talk based on his work on the archaeometallurgy and functional analysis of swords as one of the SRUK/CERU‘s Pint of Knowledge talks. Swords and their wielders hold an undeniable fascination. From ancient, and no so ancient,…
Scribes, blogs and cakes: Interview with Anna Judson
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge and why? Not a word, but an image – the view of Kings Chapel while walking along the Backs. It may be a bit of a cliché, but I never get tired of that view, even walking past it most…
New Research: Archaeologists Discover How Women’s Bodies Were Dissected In Victorian England
Cambridge archaeologists and biological anthropologists Jenna Dittmar and collaborator Piers Mitchell have recently had their research on gender and dissection practices in Victorian England published in Forbes. As Kristina Killgrove writes: “An assumption has long existed that 19th century doctors interested in dissection prized male cadavers over female, due to the greater average musculature in…
Survey on Publishing Decisions in Archaeology
Two postdocs from the McDonald Institute, Dr Jess Beck and Dr Erik Gjesfjeld, are collaborating with anthropologist Dr Stephen Chrisomalis (Wayne State University) to conduct a short online survey in order to better understand publishing decisions in archaeology. The survey is aimed at professional academic archaeologists (anyone pursuing or having earned a master’s degree or…
Public archaeology, postdocs, and pints: Interview with Gemma Tully
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge and why? Archaeology – I know that sounds daft (and obvious) but it was my first ever excavation job that brought me here more than a decade ago. I worked in the commercial sector in the area for a few…
On maps and mountains: An interview with Darryl Wilkinson
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge and why? Good question! I’m in a hugely privileged position here, insofar as I have a fellowship where I’m not bound to any other wider project, and I can pursue my own research entirely as I see fit. I have…
Bioarchaeology, the bumps, and Cambridge Blue: Interview with Jenna Dittmar
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge and why? Blue. Specifically, Cambridge Blue because it makes me think about my time rowing for Cambridge and about all of the spectacular opportunities that I have had throughout my time here. Can you tell us a little about you,…
“Geo everything”: An interview with Ian Moffat
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge and why? ‘History’. While, of course, there is an abundance of beautiful historic buildings I feel particularly awed by all of the talented people that have previously passed through Cambridge. To walk the same streets and drink in the same…
Archaeology Postdocs at Cambridge University 