The history of public health is interesting – it is the product of a community effort, and it usually requires some knowledge of the causative agent of disease to prevent its occurrence. Therefore, it is important to be able to identify the emergence of the common good and public health activities, especially in the archaeological record
Month: March 2024
Presenting “Microbial Archaeology”
When examining the role of microbes (single-celled organisms) in archaeology, it is important to note that this is a relatively new discipline. Because of its multi-disciplinary nature, especially one that overlaps with the rapidly growing fields of biology and molecular genetics, publicly available presentations on this subject have generally failed to keep pace with reports in the academic literature.
The Mystery and the Muscle of Prose
Is there really “good” or “bad” literature?
Where the Critters At?
Searching for Bacteria As Artifacts / My Kingdom for a Microscope! Bacteria are funny things – diminutive in size, and