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Sphinx Thinks
Sphinx Thinks
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From Curation to Repatriation: a Career in Osteology with Dr Trish Biers
6 MAR. 2024 · Dr Trish Biers is Curator of the Duckworth Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. We discuss her early start in the field and where her interests have taken her - across the world in a variety of incredible positions from the Smithsonian Institute to right here in Cambridge. We cover everything from repatriation and paleopathology to advice on studying in the US vs the UK and getting into a career in osteology. -
Childrearing: How Different Systems Shape Us with Dr Emily Emmott
27 AGO. 2023 · Dr Emily Emmott is a lecturer in Human Behavioural Ecology at UCL. Specialising in extended and institutional child-rearing systems (such as parenting, grand-parenting, schooling and social care provisions) and their implications for health and wellbeing (including health-related behaviours. We discuss the limitations of taking an evolutionary perspective on childrearing, the burden on intensive parent systems on caregivers, and gender differences in parental investment and offspring prospects; ultimately, it is impossible to say there is a 'right way' to raise a child. -
Biomolecular Archaeology with Professor Matthew Collins
1 AGO. 2023 · Professor Matthew Collins is a Niels Bohr Professor at the University of Copenhagen and the McDonald Chair of Palaeoproteomics at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. We discuss his journey to becoming a leading academic in the field, and his interests within the discipline. Within the world of biomolecular archaeology we track through palaeoproteomics and its applications, the integration of scientific disciplines into archaeology, and ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry). For more archaeology and anthropology check out our website at www.sphinxthinks.com -
The Indus Valley with Professor Cameron Petrie
2 JUN. 2023 · Professor Cameron Petrie is professor of South Asian and Iranian Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. We discuss his journey to becoming an archaeologist, and finding his field, as well as his present work in the region. In the Indus region, we discuss the relationship between the settlers in the past and how they interacted with their environment - as well as what this means for the future of sustainable research. Check out the website www.sphinxthinks.com for more on archaeology and anthropology! -
Palaeolithic: Mobility & Group Relations with Dr Amy Clark
27 DIC. 2021 · Movement, mobility and migration - what can these facets of human behaviour in the archaeological record tell us about our past social relationships? Dr Amy Clark - lecturer and researcher at Harvard University - joins me to discuss this topic as well as her research in Morocco. Amy discusses what the structures and spatial distributions of groups across a landscape can tell us about group size, relationships and movement. We cover what evidence is used to explore these patterns in the archaeological record, as well as what we can learn about changes over time in the Palaeolithic.Follow @thesphinxthinks on Instagram, @sphinx_thinks on Twitter and check out the website (http://www.sphinxthinks.com) and YouTube for more information and updates on all things archaeology, anthropology, biology and more!Please leave a rating and comment, and I welcome suggestions for future episodes, improvements or ideas. I hope you enjoy the show!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesphinxthinks/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/sphinx_thinksYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFHtiBcx3P903dl8ljqzawWebsite: https://www.sphinxthinks.com/ -
Primates: Cognition, Culture & Environment with Dr Kathelijne Koops
23 NOV. 2020 · Cognition, culture and environment - how do they work together to influence primate behaviour? What can tool use and behavioural patterns tell us about primate society? Studying primates provides one of the best insights into the evolutionary origins of... -
Zooarchaeology with Professor Peter Rowley-Conwy
17 NOV. 2020 · From agriculture to human culture and society, there is more to zooarchaeology than just bones! Discover what we know about the human past from zooarchaeology and how we use animals to decipher history...When and why was agriculture adopted so... -
Palaeolithic with Professor Paul Pettitt
10 OCT. 2020 · The earliest period in our human past - the Palaeolithic. This fascinating period covers human evolution and our early innovations as Homo Sapiens. The Palaeolithic really encompasses everything about us as a species...Why did humans develop art? When... -
Neanderthals, Bones & Burials with Dr Emma Pomeroy
5 OCT. 2020 · Neaderthals are plagued with stereotypes - brutish, simple and less human hominids. However, evidence increasingly suggests they were capable of abstract thought and compassion just like us.What evidence do we have of Neaderthal compassion? How can we... -
Bioarchaeology with Dr Rebecca Gowland
1 OCT. 2020 · Archaeology tells us about the human past, but it's not all dirt and digging. We can explore how human biology has changed through time, through skeletons and sampling, it's all about bioarchaeology!Ever wondered how healthy people were in the past? Why...
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