Forensics
Who were the humans buried on Rat Island?
One of them could have been a convicted criminal or murderer. One was likely a clay pipe smoker, and another had damage to his shoulder similar to that found on skeletons thought to be archers ...
Injuries, insects and inspiration…
There was one thing I loved when I was at high school – and it wasn’t studying for my GCSEs! It was horses. I was sure that my future was in professional horse-riding and as ...
Alumni Library Online Service – Spotlight on Forensic Resources
All Cranfield alumni are entitled to free access to the Alumni Library Online (ALO) service. This month, to tie-in with the 10th anniversary of forensics courses at Cranfield, we are highlighting the resources ALO offers ...
Unearthing Britain’s Pompeii in Must Farm: was it arson?
This month archaeologists discovered Britain’s Pompeii in Cambridgeshire. It is thought that a fire destroyed the wooden houses which may have formed part of a settlement at Must Farm quarry and which date back to ...