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Bone Broke by Jess Beck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
Author Archives: JB
Osteology Everywhere: Winter Garten Edition
In the movies, southern England during the holiday season is always pictured as a bucolic landscape of quaint villages nestled in rolling hills that are blanketed with snow. The reality is something more like this: The weather of late has … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Osteology Everywhere
Tagged Beer, Cambridge, Christmas Pudding, Cold, Fire, Thirsty Riverside, Tibia, Winter, Winter Garten
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Osteology Everywhere: Downing Street Edition
I’m currently in the US, visiting friends for about a week after attending the American Anthropological Society meetings in Washington DC. It’s been a difficult return trip, as I now find myself beset by sunlight until exceedingly late in the evening … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Osteology Everywhere
Tagged Bones, Cambridge, Diaphyses, Downing Street, Osteology Everywhere, Travel
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Osteology Everywhere: London Tube Edition
My parents visited me last week (Hi Mom!). On Sunday we struck out for London, so that they could see West End shows, eat at fancy restaurants, and attend tennis tournaments. Apparently, the near constant threat of a cycle collision … Continue reading
Posted in Hand, Osteology Everywhere
Tagged birds, Hand, Hyde Park, London, London tube, Picadilly line, x-ray
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Workshop on Entheseal Changes at the University of Sheffield
The first week of November was rough. I came down with a virulent strain of English cold that involved sleeping poorly, mild fever, a runny nose, congestion, a hacking cough, and remarkably low energy levels. Of course, the first week … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Travel
Tagged Coimbra method, Entheseal Changes, Entheses, University of Sheffield
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Interview with Jess Beck: Cambridge postdoc life, applications & blogging
Originally posted on Archaeology Postdocs at Cambridge University:
Hi Jess, you are new in Cambridge. What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Cambridge now and why?Cycling! I was never taught how to cycle…
MARBAL Outreach at Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Originally posted on MARBAL:
Last week I participated in a public outreach session titled “Unravelling the Stories of the Dead: Rethinking Truth and Evidence Through an Archaeologist’s Lens“, which took place at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. I presented with…
Posted in Cambridge, MARBAL, Outreach
Tagged archaeology, bioarchaeology, Bronze Age, Cambridge, Festival of Ideas, MARBAL, outreach, Romania
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Huns, Romans, and lecture series at Cambridge
One of the things that I miss most about my time at the University of Michigan is the sheer number of talks that I was able to attend, from Department of Anthropology colloquia, to archaeology brown bags, to the Evolution … Continue reading
What I’m Up to this Year: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc at Cambridge
The beginning of the academic year has no doubt brought with it many questions, such as “Why are there no new osteological posts on Bone Broke?”, “What has Jess been up to?”, “Why on earth is it so hot in … Continue reading
Standard Anatomical Position
Bioarchaeological labs can be confusing places. Witness the following interaction, which takes place at least once a season: Bioarch 1: “This fragment’s a humerus, right?” Bioarch 2: [Examines bone] “No, it’s a left.” Bioarch 1: “But it’s humerus?” Bioarch 2: … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged anatomy, bioarchaeology, corpse pose, mountain pose, osteology, puppies, Standard Anatomical Position, yoga
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New Blog: Mortuary Archaeology of the Râmeț Bronze Age Landscape
In my last post, I promised an update regarding my latest bioarchaeological endeavours. The twist is that the update won’t come on this blog. As you may recall, I spent about ten days in October gallivanting about the Apuseni mountains, with … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Blogging, MARBAL
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, Blog, Bronze Age, Human Osteology, MARBAL, Prehistory, Research, Romania, Travel
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