Dr Corinne Duhig

Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

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Biography

Corinne Duhig teaches archaeology and Egyptology, and runs the osteoarchaeology and funerary-archaeology consultancy Gone to Earth. She also spent 15 years assisting the police and coroners in suspicious-death cases and teaching forensic and biological sciences. Corinne's research is primarily on taphonomy and depositional ritual, interpretation of trauma, and physiological stress indicators.

Qualifications:

BA, University of Cambridge

MA, University of Cambridge

PhD, University of Cambridge

Research

Management of The St Peter’s Project: the post-excavation phase and publication of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery of St Peter’s, Broadstairs, Kent;

'SATAP: Stress in the Amarna period': a study of physiological stress indicators in New Kingdom Egypt (in conjunction with the Amarna Project);

Rewriting and editing of textbook on palaeopathology (from translation of the Czech original).

Selected Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

C. Duhig. The remains of pharaoh Akhenaten are not yet identified: comments on ‘Biological age of the skeletonised mummy from tomb KV55 at Thebes (Egypt)’ by Eugen Strouhal. Anthropologie (Brno) XLVIII/2-3: 69–71 , 2010
C. Duhig. 'They are eating people here! Anthropology and the First Intermediate Period', in S. Ikram & A. Dodson (eds.), Beyond the horizon. Studies in Egyptian art, archaeology and history in honour of Barry J. Kemp. Cairo: Publications of the Supreme Council of Antiquities , 2009
C. Duhig (ed.), E. Strouhal. 'Human skeletal remains from the Memphite tomb of Horemheb'. London: Egypt Exploration Society , 2008
C. Duhig. 'The human remains', in R. Janko (ed.), Ayios Stephanos. Results of excavations in Laconia 1973–7. Athens: Annual of the British School at Athens Supplementary Series , 2008
C. Duhig. 'The skeletal material, in M. Welch, Report on excavations of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Updown', Eastry, Kent. Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 15: 1-146 , 2008
C. Duhig. 'Non-forensic remains: the use of forensic archaeology, anthropology and burial taphonomy'. Science & Justice 43(4) , 2003
H. Duncan, C. Duhig & J. Hines (eds.), 'The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Melbourn, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society , 2003

BOOK CHAPTERS

C. Duhig & N. Martinsen. 'Many layers of taphonomy: dismemberment and other body processing', in R. Ferllini & M. Brickley (eds.), Forensic anthropology: case studies from Europe. Springfield, Ill.: CC Thomas , 2007
C. Duhig & R. Turnbull. 'Crime-scene management and forensic anthropology: observations and recommendations from the United Kingdom and international cases', in R. Ferllini (ed.), Forensic archaeology and investigation of human rights abuses. Springfield, Ill.: CC Thomas , 2007
C. Duhig. 'Restes de squelettes humains des tumulus de Bougon (fouilles 1972–1986)', in J.P. Mohen & C. Scarre, Les tumulus de Bougon (Deux-Sèvres). Complexe mégalithique du Ve au IIIe millénaire. Paris: Éditions Errance , 2002

Memberships

Elected: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London; Institute for Archaeologists (Member level)

British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, Paleopathology Association, Pathology Museums Group

English Heritage-approved specialist in osteoarchaeology

Peer reviewer for *The Lancet* and *The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology*

Past courses taught

Ancient Egypt: five places, five stories | Short online courses

Ancient Egypt: five places, five stories | Online Courses

Ancient Egypt: five places, five stories | Online Course

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of the Ancient World | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Ra has placed the king on his throne forever: Ancient Egyptian religion | Virtual Festival of Learning

Forensic science | Short Course (2-7 days)

"Ra has placed the king on his throne forever": Ancient Egyptian religion | Summer Programme course

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of the Ancient World | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeology: Death and the Ancient World | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Palaeopathology: the study of ancient health and diseases | Summer Programme course

"Ra has placed the king on his throne forever": Ancient Egyptian religion | Summer Programme course

The invisible Ancient Egyptians | Summer Programme course

Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeology: Death and the Ancient World | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Palaeopathology: the study of ancient health and diseases | Summer Programme course

Egypt's pyramid age: the Old Kingdom | Summer Programme course

The invisible Ancient Egyptians | Summer Programme course

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology II | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Forensic archaeology and anthropology: an intoduction | Summer Programme course

The Ancient Egyptian Empire: treasures, treaties and conquests | Summer Programme course

"Ra has placed the king on his throne forever": Ancient Egyptian religion | Summer Programme course

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology II | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeology I | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

The Ancient Egyptian Empire: treasures, treaties and conquests | Summer Programme course

"Ra has placed the king on his throne forever": Ancient Egyptian religion | Summer Programme course

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