In this weeks special Ben and Laurie are joined by Taryn Bell a researcher from the university of York. Taryn's research focuses on trying to understand the uniquely human trait of having significant emotional connections with objects. Everyone has item which is precious to them for sentimental reasons, but when did this human trait develop, and how can we find these objects in the archaeological record? Join us to find out!

Links

Bell, T. and Spikins, P. (2018). The object of my affection: attachment security and material culture. Time and Mind 11(1), 23-39. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1751696X.2018.14333