Author: Fossil Journeys
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Day in the Life on a Mammoth Dig!
In 2024, a three-week archaeological dig revealed significant findings, including mammoth remains. Participants, from students to professionals, engaged in various tasks, fostering teamwork and excitement. Throughout the experience, highlights included uncovering a bison skull, learning excavation techniques, and enjoying social activities, culminating in a memorable stargazing night.
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Fossil Journeys So Far…
It has been a while since I last did a blog post and a lot has changed since then, so I thought I would give a little a bit of an intro about me, about Fossil Journeys and what I am all about. More importantly what I have been up…
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The Story of Dippy the Diplodocus
Hello, most of you probably know who I am, some of you may have even visited me at some point, either in London or on my more recent travels. I look down at you staring up at me with eyes full of wonder and excitement. You probably know me as…
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Rob Theodore – Exhibitions and Display Coordinator at Sedgwick Earth Science Museum, Cambridge
Rob led a talk as part of MAGS (museum and art gallery society) at the University of Leicester end at the of November 2022. The topics of conservation where how Rob ended up working at Sedgwick and his career journey, along with the work he currently does within the museum.…
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How palaeontology and natural history displays have adapted to address climate change and the biodiversity crisis today
Over the last century the way natural history and earth science collections are displayed is beginning to change. Some are starting to change their attitudes and concerns to address issues today. For example, some museums are using their collections to help address the biodiversity crisis. Museums are going about this…
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Jurassic Seas: The Oxford Clay Formation, Peterborough
The brick pits of Kings Dyke, Whittlesey will always be a special place to me, it was one of the very first formations I hunted for fossils in, and I have returned to it many times. The Oxford Clay itself is marine strata from the late Jurassic, the same time…
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