"early humans" blog posts

Deep Roots: Day four of seven. Time to head out into the field Two men in Zambia, rhinos behind

Deep Roots: Day four of seven. Time to head out into the field

My first blog about preparing for the 'Deep Roots' research project looked at our initial work examining museum collections and locating key sites for excavation. This time, I'll be giving an insight into the ups and downs we encountered as we went out into the field...

Posted on: 26 June 2017

Deep Roots: An old jigsaw puzzle...with some key pieces missing hand holding stone artefacts

Deep Roots: An old jigsaw puzzle...with some key pieces missing

The ‘Deep Roots’ research project will begin in earnest in July 2017 with the first of four seasons of excavation. In the first of two blogs, I'll be giving you a behind the scenes look at the work we've been doing in preparation.

Posted on: 16 June 2017

Lost in the sand - investigating early humans and their tools in ZambiaArchaeologist digging at a river

Lost in the sand - investigating early humans and their tools in Zambia

Prof Larry Barham gives us a taste of what it's like to excavate in Zambia, as he heads off to begin new research into early humans and how they made tools.

Posted on: 4 May 2017