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THE MATERIAL WORLD
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Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects.
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"For me science isn't a subject, it's a perspective. There are fascinating scientific aspects to everything from ancient history to the latest gadgets, outer space to interior decorating; and each week on The Material World we try to reflect the excitement, ideas, uncertainties, collisions and collaborations as science continues its never-ending voyage into the unknown".
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| A bulb of garlic from the Roman era |
Ancient FoodÌý
What didÌýpeopleÌýeat at parties in the iron age?ÌýÌýItÌýis rare to find whole preserved items such as loaves of bread orÌýbulbs of garlic.Ìý Archaelologists mustÌýsieve ancient rubbish tips for burnt grains andÌýanalyse old bones to workÌýout what ancient peoples used to eat.
Archaeo-botanist Professor MarijkeÌývan der Veen thinks that the cultural contextÌýof how food is consumed is important.ÌýÌýUnderstanding whichÌýluxury foodsÌýtheÌýancientÌýEgyptians or IronÌýAge BritonsÌýhad accessÌý- and how they served them - helps us better understand their societies.
Archaeo-zoologistÌýDr PaulÌýHalsteadÌýis interested in what bone remainsÌýshow about how meat was butchered and stored, and how we can use pots, paintings and written sources to help interpret archaeological findings.
Pax Warrior
This week we also look at one of the latest in a line of educational computer games thatÌýclaim to be good for you.Ìý 'Pax Warrior' takesÌýtheÌýbackdrop of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to explore complex moral and ethical issues.
The game's designer, Andreas Ua'Siaghail,ÌýtellsÌýMaterial WorldÌýwhat he thinks children will learn byÌýtaking the part of a UN peacekeeper in Rwanda.Ìý Quentin is also joined byÌýDominic Savage, theÌýDirector General of the British Educational Supplies Association, who explainsÌýhow games are gradually finding their place in schools.
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