Ancient Skin-care with Katie Chin-Quee (part 1) - Ep 53

In this episode, take a step back from the hustle and bustle of daily life to practice a little bit of self care and join Matilda and her guest Katie Chin-Quee in this latest exploration of the archaeology of everyday things. Katie shares the many twists and turns of the path that led her to a career in archaeology, and how she became involved with the particular topic of ancient skin-care. Together, they chat about the issues with supposedly “feminine” research topics, and why branching out on digital platforms can be a great way to develop your science communication skills.

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• Some examples of cosmetic palettes

• Katie’s LinkTree

• Katie’s instagram

• Katie’s post on experimental ancient skin care

• The Scent of Ancient Greco-Roman Sculpture (article)

• The Ebers Papyrus translated Text

• Ovid on Cosmetics by Marguerite Johnson

• The rise of the cosmetic industry in ancient China: Insights from a 2700-year-old face cream (article)

• American Girl Dolls

  Some other interesting reads suggested by Katie:

• Doménech-Carbó, M.T. et al. (2012) “Characterization of prehispanic cosmetics found in a burial of the ancient city of Teotihuacan (Mexico),” Journal of archaeological science, 39(4), pp. 1043–1062.

• Cilione, M., Cavarra, B. and Gazzaniga, V. (2023) “Once again on the Empress Zoe: Women, dermatology, cosmetics, and materia medica (medical matter) in the ancient world,” Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 22(2), pp. 555–560.

• Ursin, F., Borelli, C. and Steger, F. (2020) “Dermatology in Ancient Rome: Medical ingredients in Ovid’s ‘Remedies for female faces,’” Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 19(6), pp. 1388–1394.

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