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September Updates

Presenting two talks and making a research trip to UCD, Ireland!
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30 Sept 2026

New paper out in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology!

Frequencies of smoking in post-medieval Britain and the Netherlands
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7 Aug 2026

New paper out in American Journal of Biological Anthropology!

Comparing osteological and genetic sex in post-medieval British individuals
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7 Aug 2026

Second Successful Year of School Outreach!

Reaching over 3,000 school-children using osteoarchaeology as an engagement tool!
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7 Jul 2026

Two new book chapters out

Two tobacco-related chapters in the new edited volume 'Tobacco Through Time'
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5 Mar 2026

Winner at the The Times Higher Educations Awards!

Our research project, The Tobacco, Health and History Project, wins the 'Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences' category
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13 Nov 2025

Osteoarchaeology Workshop for Dig Volunteers

Providing training for volunteers at the Teffont Archaeology Project
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3 Oct 2025

Major Conference Hosted at University of Leicester

Successful hosting of the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference!
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20 Sept 2025

'Mini change maker' session for Leicester's local children

Teaching local children about the fun of osteology at the Botanical Gardens Festival!
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31 Aug 2025

Irchester Field School Outreach Initiative

Reaching 1,500 school-aged children on the dangers of tobacco consumption with three weeks of research-led teaching!
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4 Jul 2025

New paper in PLOS ONE on dental cementum analysis

Out now! - Reconstructing smoking history through dental cementum analysis - a preliminary investigation on modern and archaeological teeth
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27 May 2025

New paper in PLOS ONE on respiratory disease

Out now! - “A custome lothsome”: Investigating the association between tobacco consumption and respiratory inflammation in two post-medieval English populations (c. CE 1500–1855)
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22 May 2025

Methods paper awarded volume highlight!

"‘Index of Oro-dental Disease’: A holistic method for understanding the impacts of different risk factors on oral health in archaeological populations" awarded Volume 48 highlight
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3 Jun 2025

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