Amy Styring: Chemist and archaeologist

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Archaeology is more than just digging. Emma Stoye meets Amy Styring to excavate the facts

If asked to think of an archaeologist your mind might jump to a stuffy museum curator surrounded by dusty artefacts, or perhaps an Indiana Jones-style action hero searching for lost treasures. It’s unlikely your first thought will be of a scientist in the lab. But archaeology and chemistry often go hand in hand when it comes to digging up the past.

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