Jim and Brenna are joined by Dr Allie Stewart to discuss the Archaeology of... Dental Biographies, which is a fancy way of saying… teeth, little treasure troves of information.

Whilst giving a good excuse for anyone who doesn’t want to floss, Allie explains how dental biographies can inform on familial connections and individual stories. Using the example of two early medieval burials (apologies to ep1 guest Duncan for not using Anglo-Saxon), Allie tells us how teeth can help us think about micromobility – people moving shorter distances between places within their lifetime, for a variety of personal reasons. This allows Brenna to rant about Risk, Jim to get excited about a cow and all to think about women moving for childbirth and care, connecting the early medieval to the modern day.

The Archaeology of.. is produced by the ⁠Archaeology team⁠ from the University of Lancashire. It is presented by Drs James Morris and Brenna Hassett. Filming and editing by Mariusz Kuczaj.

You can read more on Allie’s research here.

Jim and Brenna are joined by Prof Dave Robinson to discuss the Archaeology of... drugs, yes we’ve gone for sensationalism in only the 2nd episode.

Dave discuses one of the first confirmed archaeological findings of hallucinogens with rock art, in California. Jim and Brenna learn some cool new words, including entheogen, why they really shouldn’t take datura and get shocked by drugged hawkmoths! We delve into the deep appreciation of hallucinogenic plants, for many purposes including medicine, and hear how Indigenous American people discuss how these might have been used at rock art sites, along with the link between a rock art site, drugs, midsummer solstice and even those intriguing hawkmoths.

The Archaeology of.. is produced by the ⁠Archaeology team⁠ from the University of Lancashire. It is presented by Drs James Morris and Brenna Hassett. Filming and editing by Mariusz Kuczaj.

You can read more on Dave’s research into datura here