Jenna Dittmar

Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed a plague of bunions in medieval Britain

11 Jun 2021

Researchers analysing skeletal remains in Cambridge find a dramatic increase in ‘hallux valgus’ around the time that pointed shoes became de rigueur...

Cancer rates in medieval Britain were around ten times higher than previously thought, study suggests

30 Apr 2021

CT scanning used to uncover remnants of malignancy hidden inside medieval bones provides new insight into cancer prevalence in a pre-industrial world.

Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residents

26 Jan 2021

Life in medieval Cambridge was toughest for the ordinary workers, according to a study of the “skeletal trauma” found on remains from three different...

Dissected foetal skull dating from the 1800s, originally held in the University of Cambridge Anatomy Museum

Infant bodies were ‘prized’ by 19th century anatomists, study suggests

01 Jul 2016

A study of the University of Cambridge anatomy collection dating from the 1700s and 1800s shows how the bodies of stillborn foetuses and babies were...

Jenna Dittmar

Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed a plague of bunions in medieval Britain

Cancer rates in medieval Britain were around ten times higher than previously thought, study suggests

Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residents

Infant bodies were ‘prized’ by 19th century anatomists, study suggests

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