Durham University Archaeology Department
Bioarchaeology Research Group at the Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Professor Charlotte Roberts
Professor Roberts is a Professor of Archeology in the Department of Archaeology in Durham University. She has a background in nursing (SRN), archaeology (BA), environmental archaeology (MA) and human bioarchaeology (PhD), and has studied and interpreted human remains from archaeological sites for the past 30 years. Her main research focus is on the origin, evolution and history of infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis, leprosy, and syphilis. Professor Roberts is a Fellow of the British Academy (2014), a member of the Paleopathology Association, American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO).
Dr Kirsty McCarrison
Dr McCarrison completed her doctorate in bioarchaeology in 2012 and is now a Learning Officer based at Palace Green Library and Archives. Kirsty works with schools, families, community groups, and adult learners on a variety of projects across all of Durham university's heritage sites including (but not limited to) the Oriental Museum, Durham Castle and the Botanic Gardens. She has also just completed a secondment with the North of England Civic Trust on the Heritage Skills in Education Project. Although her teaching is now varied, she jumps at any chance to talk about skeletons and continues to work with the Department of Archaeology to develop resources relating to bioarchaeology. She currently enjoys teaching prehistory from the redeveloped archaeology gallery at Palace Green and has many more upcoming projects.
Bioarchaeology Research Group at the Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Professor Charlotte Roberts
Professor Roberts is a Professor of Archeology in the Department of Archaeology in Durham University. She has a background in nursing (SRN), archaeology (BA), environmental archaeology (MA) and human bioarchaeology (PhD), and has studied and interpreted human remains from archaeological sites for the past 30 years. Her main research focus is on the origin, evolution and history of infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis, leprosy, and syphilis. Professor Roberts is a Fellow of the British Academy (2014), a member of the Paleopathology Association, American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO).
Dr Kirsty McCarrison
Dr McCarrison completed her doctorate in bioarchaeology in 2012 and is now a Learning Officer based at Palace Green Library and Archives. Kirsty works with schools, families, community groups, and adult learners on a variety of projects across all of Durham university's heritage sites including (but not limited to) the Oriental Museum, Durham Castle and the Botanic Gardens. She has also just completed a secondment with the North of England Civic Trust on the Heritage Skills in Education Project. Although her teaching is now varied, she jumps at any chance to talk about skeletons and continues to work with the Department of Archaeology to develop resources relating to bioarchaeology. She currently enjoys teaching prehistory from the redeveloped archaeology gallery at Palace Green and has many more upcoming projects.