Tag: fieldwork

  • Fascinating Fieldwork and Excavation at Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan

    Fascinating Fieldwork and Excavation at Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan

    by Emily Tilby | (emct3@cam.ac.uk) When I found out that I would be taking part in this summer’s season of Excavations at Shanidar Cave I was really excited as the cave is so important in our understanding of Near Eastern Prehistory and Neanderthal behaviour. I was also slightly nervous as this would be my first experience taking…

  • Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2019

    Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2019

    Editor of DHP Stephanie Brown (@StephEmmaBrown) looks back at 2019. As it is New Year’s Eve, let’s take one final look at 2019, before the resolutions of 2020 begin. In fact, it was a resolution that kicked off 2019 for DHP. Veganuary saw Greggs launch their vegan sausage roll and they quickly struggled to keep up…