Clifton LitFest; Alice Roberts

Alice Roberts at Clifton LitFest

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We are delighted that Alice will be the opening speaker of this year’s Festival.

Ancestors: A history of Britain through burials

What can a grave tell us about a person and past lives? From the Bronze Age to the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, Alice Roberts explores how burial archaeology sheds light on ancient societies, and looks at how genetics is completely revolutionising what we know about the past.

Professor Alice Roberts is a biological anthropologist, author and broadcaster. Having originally studied and practised medicine, she then became a university lecturer, teaching clinical anatomy and undertaking research in biological anthropology. She is especially interested in the intersection between biology, archaeology and history, the impact of ancient genomics in archaeology, and the interaction between humans and the environment through time.

Alice has recently presented various television series including Digging for Britain, Time Team and Britain’s most Historic Towns.

Alice went to school in Bristol and achieved her PhD at Bristol University, and lives locally.