Decoding Science from Ancient Jewellery to Neanderthals

I started writing for the Decoded Science website in the last week of May 2012. This is not a general interest website like the others I write for, so I have to think things through quite carefully before I hit the 'publish' button!

My role is as Anthropology writer. This makes sense on several levels: firstly, my PhD is in Cultural Studies, with Ethnography my primary research method; secondly, I always said if I took another degree it would be in science (I won't be taking another degree just now, though!); thirdly, I love reading and writing about the latest archaeological discoveries, especially if they are filling in details on the historical timeline; fourthly I have quite a few anthropology and archaeology articles at Suite101.com already. Oh, and I'm also a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute, which is useful!

So far at Decoded Science I have written about Dendrochronology, have interviewed an expert in Biblical ceramics about finding a priceless jewellery hoard at Armageddon, and covered the story on the new earlier NEANDERTHAL date for the World Heritage Site cave paintings in Spain.

Spain's Cave Paintings Made by Neanderthals, Uranium-Series Tests Show

Ancient Canaanite Gold and Silver Jewelry Hoard Reveals Past Secrets

Dendrochronology and Anthropology: What Trees Tell us About History