Author: Cherene de Bruyn // Editors: Erin Pallott & Sarah Klingberg Cover image: Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body. Watercolours. Credit: Wellcome Collection Attribution Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0). Source: Look and Learn Forensics of Death, Decay and Decomposition Like many people, my first introduction to forensics … Continue reading The buried truth about body farms and scientific lessons from decay
Author: Precious Chiwara // Editors: Cherene de Bruyn & Sarah Charlin Klingberg My journey to pursue a PhD in palaeosciences, specifically archaeology, started in 2021 when I received the Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI) #Advancing Woman Award for black female students at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. This #Advancing Woman program was … Continue reading Thriving against all odds: Navigating a PhD as a black woman in palaeosciences
Author: Nompumelelo Maringa // Editors: Cherene de Bruyn & Sarah Charlin Klingberg THE PAST I have had an interest in history, archaeology and the environment for as long as I can remember. I cherished being outside, playing with plants, gardening, watching insects forage for food or tunnelling a new home in the soils of my home garden. … Continue reading The Road to PhD: A Zooarchaeologist’s Reflection on the Past and the Present
