Rebecca Gowland studied archaeological science as an undergraduate and for her PhD. She has written and published widely on the way in which our bodies respond to and with our social and physical worlds. She has trained hundreds of MSc students and forensic practitioners from around the world and has c. 100 publications on the subject. She is currently Professor at the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK.

Tim Thompson studied archaeological science and geography for his degree, before moving into forensic anthropology for his MSc and PhD. He has had the privilege of working across the world and has a particular interest in what happens to the skeleton after death. An award-winning educator, he is currently Professor of Anthropology and Vice-President (Students & Learning) at Maynooth University in Ireland.