Reflection on the remains of the past as a way of emphasising the transience of life was such a common theme in Old English literature that they had a special word for this motif: Dustsceawung, 'contemplation of the dust.'I blog history things. I am particularly interested in medieval, maritime, medical, and scientific history, as well as osteoarchaeology and palaeopathology. So you will probably see a lot of those topics here. My ask is always open for questions, suggestions, requests, or anything else you feel compelled to say.
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About Me
As an undergraduate, I studied Medieval History and English at the University of St Andrews, writing my dissertation on plague treatises during the Black Death. I subsequently did an MA in Medieval Archaeology at the University of York, with a focus on osteoarchaeology and bioarchaeology. My dissertation involved an analysis of the dental pathology in a group of Anglo-Saxon burials from Norton, Cleveland.
I like to keep my life as busy as possible, or in other words, I procrastinate. A lot. I have gotten involved with a reenactment through a group called Comitatus. I’m volunteering with the York Archaeological Trust. I also do karate, play football, and spend rather too much time watching films and television. I take any opportunity to travel, and I’m slightly addicted to tea, chocolate, good food, good clothes, good books, and sailing and the sea.
