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Neolithic humans offer a radical perspective on how society can be organised

Neolithic humans offer a radical perspective on how society can be organised

by Talking Humanities | Jun 27, 2019 | Archives & Libraries, History & Classics, Interviews, Research & Resources

Susan Greaney, an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded PhD candidate at Cardiff University, is unearthing the attitudes of Neolithic humans to the ground beneath them and the underworld. She is one of ten 2019 New Generation Thinkers whose research will be made...
Mavis Batey, code-breaker extraordinaire

Mavis Batey, code-breaker extraordinaire

by Talking Humanities | Jun 7, 2018 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Republished

Dr Elizabeth Dearnley, a lecturer at UCL’s School of European Languages, Culture and Society, explores the remarkable life of Mavis Batey, Bletchley Park code-breaker and garden historian.  ‘Hello, we’re breaking machines. Have you got a pencil? Here, have...

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