Author:

Sophy Charlton

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Oxford

Dr Sophy Charlton is a biomolecular archaeologist at the University of Oxford.

Meet our team

Part of the ‘Box Office Bears’ Project research includes ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis of the animals involved in the baiting themselves – namely bears and dogs. This image shows us sampling skeletal material for ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis, at the PalaeoBARN Laboratory at the University of Oxford.