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To the memory of Ben Huggins of the Lovely Matilda

Susan Elaine Jones

Jul 21, 2020
3 min

To the memory of Ben Huggins of the Lovely Matilda

A tale of the memento mori coffins for the memory of Ben Huggins, and how often they seem to appear at auction!

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Susan Elaine Jones

Jun 17, 2020
2 min

Bird Skeletons of the world

Skeletons. So often a labour of love. But two years of work at the University of Cambridge Zoology Museum is finally ready to share

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Susan Elaine Jones

Feb 3, 2020
2 min

It's what's under the skin that counts

I love it when a plan comes together. I've finally met all the right people and I'm making progress. I am working on 3D printing a skull...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Aug 16, 2019
2 min

New work!

Last month was four weekends of Open Studios - and what fun it was! Visitors included a number of professionals - an archaeologist, an...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Jul 11, 2019
8 min

In defence of buying a human skeleton

It isn’t about owning a skeleton. It is about access. It is about trust. It is about our shared humanity. It’s about communion with our...

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Susan Elaine Jones

May 27, 2019
3 min

Bird footed, bird hipped dinosaurs

Emerging from the blur of activity with human skeletons from "Things to do when you're dead" (if you're interested in this, you're too...

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Susan Elaine Jones

May 10, 2019
1 min

Death Fest 2019!

Death Fest time is here again! Okay, so we never officially called it that. Instead, this month, I've been helping put the final touches...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Apr 17, 2019
2 min

Handling death with the death maidens

As arrangements for the Dying for Life event "Things to do when you're dead"* are hotting up, I'm getting out and about talking to people...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Mar 16, 2019
3 min

Unlikely flights

This week I went to a talk at Zoology on Palaeognaths. (I spent much of the week guessing what Palaeognaths were... I knew I'd seen the...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Mar 10, 2019
1 min

Yes, we have kneecaps!

Much belated post after cold and snot induced vertigo. A second time with bird skeletons in the Zoology Museum, so many more bird...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Feb 1, 2019
2 min

Do birds have kneecaps?

I've spent a lot of time in the Zoology museum this month, both front of house (helping people find things in the museum, including the...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Nov 30, 2018
2 min

Death and football scores

Laid low at the moment. Resting, and hoping to not wake up to this view anytime soon. (Though I had a lovely conversation with someone...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Nov 16, 2018
1 min

Honey coloured bones

Quick post as I'm up to my eyeballs editing skeleton photos. The local friendly archaeologist has been giving me great access to be able...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Nov 9, 2018
3 min

Bodyworlds Piccadilly

Not piccalilli. Not peccadillo. Not even Pickled Liver (though there might have been one). Thank you Siri and iphone autocorrect for...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Nov 4, 2018
2 min

Best story of the month

This month I have been to a number of Death Awareness events: From Selfies to Runes, how do we want to be remembered? Face to Face with...

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Butterflies, bats, fish and flying things

Susan Elaine Jones

Aug 17, 2018
1 min

Butterflies, bats, fish and flying things

The Zoology Museum in Cambridge is now fully open! (Okay, that's been true for a couple of months, but I've been a bit run down and...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Jul 13, 2018
4 min

Things I learnt last week

Last week I spent a couple of days at the Material Bodies conference, where archaeologists and historians got together to share and...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Jun 4, 2018
1 min

Help a starving artist

Quick blog post to say things are for sale. Specifically, a first opportunity to see and buy four limited edition images from my...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Mar 23, 2018
2 min

The dead on display

Summary of the University of Southampton "Skeletons, Stories and Social Bodies" conference 2018: Met some old friends, made some new...

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Susan Elaine Jones

Mar 18, 2018
1 min

Packing for social bones

Quick blog to say sorry for being quiet - I've been manning various events in the Cambridge Science Festival, and now am packing pictures...

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SUSAN ELAINE JONES

Death Awareness - Dying for Life
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To the memory of Ben Huggins of the Lovely Matilda

Bird Skeletons of the world

It's what's under the skin that counts

New work!

In defence of buying a human skeleton

Bird footed, bird hipped dinosaurs

Death Fest 2019!

Handling death with the death maidens

Unlikely flights

Yes, we have kneecaps!

Do birds have kneecaps?

Death and football scores

Honey coloured bones

Bodyworlds Piccadilly

Best story of the month

Butterflies, bats, fish and flying things

Things I learnt last week

Help a starving artist

The dead on display

Packing for social bones