UK news in brief
A round-up of some of the latest archaeology news from around the UK.
micro-ct scanning
Science Notes: Sticking with it: identifying woodworking strategies in the Palaeolithic
Wood, for obvious reasons, is a rare discovery in the world of archaeology, with any and all recovered artefacts made from such a material heavily prized for research opportunities. Because of its relative scarcity, though, the best methodologies for analysing…
Life and death in an early South Australian colony
Information about the health of early migrants to South Australia was obtained through analysis such as micro-CT scanning of their teeth.
Writing archaeology
Neil went on to propose using what R G Collingwood called ‘the historical imagination’ by blending data and interpretation to ‘tell the story’. He was convinced that this ‘must be done if archaeology is to be interesting and worthwhile’.