2022 news

Analysis of more than 1,200 vessels from hunter-gatherer sites has shown that pottery-making techniques spread vast distances over a short period of time through social traditions being passed on.

Researchers used story-writing to explore schoolchildren’s perceptions of marine plastic litter and the effects on their behaviours to the problem.

We are pleased to announce to two new PhD studentship funded through the NERC collaborative Doctoral Training Programme: Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE).

Dr Kate Giles has just published a new book on the medieval wall paintings of Pickering Church.

Dr Penny Bickle appears on Japan's longest running archaeology TV programme.

'World Heritage: Concepts, Management and Conservation' presents an insight into discussions surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the properties on it.

Researchers studying the teeth of an elderly woman who lived 2,000 years ago have charted her diet from infancy to just before her death.

Researchers have obtained the first genetic data from Palaeolithic human individuals in the UK, and the oldest human DNA from the British Isles thus far.

Annabel is the only archaeologist to receive funding in this round.

An invitation for expressions of interest

PG students recording York Minster's medieval west doorway

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2023: Invitations for expressions of interest

In Hidden Depths, Dr Penny Spikins demonstrates that by looking into the distant archaeological record, and into the evolutionary processes which drove our minds and emotions, we find hidden depths of emotional vulnerability which have driven human connection.

The Antiquity Prize was created in 1994 to honour and support the authors of the best contribution to each volume of Antiquity.

An emeritus professor at the University of York is leading a project to reconstruct the famous Anglo-Saxon ship found at Sutton Hoo.

Grant success for Professor Maureen Carroll who has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust award to conduct research on her new project in southern Italy in 2023/2024.

New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe – revealing that the rodent colonised the continent on two occasions in the Roman and Medieval periods.

A vacant shop on York’s Coney street has been transformed into a gallery, printing press and cultural hub as a project to breathe new life into the historic street gets underway.

A new book from Professor Maureen Carroll and team sheds light on how the Roman Emperor set up a vast agricultural estate.

Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed

An interactive digital map has been developed by staff and students at the University of York in collaboration with partners across the city to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the York Blitz.

We are delighted to announce that a leading scholar in the study of heritage will be joining us ahead of the new academic year.

Department of Archaeology maintains its place in the world top 50 and maintains its place at 5th in the UK.

Looking for a PhD? We have two new WRoCAH Collaborative Doctoral Awards available, on Roman York and Cold War Berlin.

Most of the people buried in one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain were from five continuous generations of a single extended family, new research involving the University of York has revealed.

A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age.