Corinne Duhig reports on ancient and extremely rare crucifixion findings
Lucy DoS Dr Corinne Duhig reports for British Archaeology on only known example of a Roman crucifixion in the British Isles
A fascinating #LucyInLockdown and Connections talk with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Corinne Duhig.
Human remains can tell the life stories of the deceased: the long dead can help us in understanding ancient cultures and the recent dead, examined in forensic cases, can often be identified through study of their remains. Corinne works in both worlds, and talks about how osteoarchaeology and forensic anthropology are used to tell these stories.
About Corinne
Dr Corinne Duhig teaches in the Department of Archaeology and the Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge. Her specialism is the study of human remains, and her main, although not exclusive, focus is ancient Egypt. Corinne is a Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and a College Research Associate and Director of Studies in Archaeology at Lucy Cavendish and Wolfson Colleges. She runs the osteoarchaeology and funerary-archaeology consultancy Gone to Earth and worked for many years in forensic archaeology and anthropology.
Corinne's research interests are primarily the interpretation of burial practices and the superimposed effects of taphonomy (post-mortem effects that transform the body), the trauma of interpersonal violence, and physiological stress indicators.
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