<description>&lt;p&gt;We've all heard of archaeology, but what exactly is it? A science or sociology?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Well, it's a bit of both! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today, Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Matthew Ward Agius to discuss all things archaeology, what they actually do and what we've been digging up recently. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can see the reconstruction mentioned &lt;a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/who-is-this-woman-forensic-artists-reconstruct-face-of-long-dead-medieval-cambridge-immigrant/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and the article about the trading post &lt;a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/medieval-trading-post-buried-beneath-the-sea-resurrected/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Digging up the past: What can archaeology tell us?

JUN 28, 202314 MIN
The Science Briefing

Digging up the past: What can archaeology tell us?

JUN 28, 202314 MIN

Description

We've all heard of archaeology, but what exactly is it? A science or sociology?

Well, it's a bit of both! 

Today, Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Matthew Ward Agius to discuss all things archaeology, what they actually do and what we've been digging up recently. 

You can see the reconstruction mentioned here, and the article about the trading post here

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.