2024 news
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Partnership with Weald & Downland to continue
Our partnership with the Weald & Downland Living Museum will now run well into the 2030s.
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European oyster harvesting in Mid-Holocene Denmark
Research unveils 3,000 years of sustainable oyster harvesting in Southern Scandinavia, offering valuable insights for modern conservation efforts.
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York Undergraduates Mohammed Alhusayni & Bandar Alan featured in The National News
York Undergraduates Mohammed Alhusayni & Bandar Alan featured in The National News
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Former MA student wins prestigious dissertation awards
Former MA student Marcie Weeks (MA Funerary Archaeology) has been awarded both the Philip Rahtz Award (Society for Medieval Archaeology) and the Holger Schutkowski Award (British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology).
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Major new AHRC initiative to include two projects at York
Two major projects in the Department of Archaeology will form part of a new national infrastructure for Heritage Science.
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Archaeology and Forensic Science at York ranks 8th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
The Department of Archaeology has placed 8th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 for the subject of Archaeology and Forensic Science.
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Department Alumnus publishes his second book on Vikings!
Congratulations to Alex Harvey on 'Forgotten Vikings'
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Department Staff Blazing a Trail Around York
Academics help to produce series of sculptures to celebrate the city's forgotten heroes.
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National Student Survey shows strengths of Archaeology at York
The results of the 2024 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the Department of Archaeology.
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Spatial organisation within the earliest evidence of post-built structures in Britain
New research from the world famous Mesolithic site of Star Carr uncovers organisation of different activities inside the earliest known post-built structures in Britain
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Plaice may have been most popular fish on dinner tables in medieval times
Flatfish, such as plaice, turbot and sole, were regularly consumed as part of a medieval meal, according to analysis of fishbone remains found at archaeological sites across Europe.
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The Department of Archaeology welcomes Global South Programme visiting researchers
In June and July the Department of Archaeology is welcoming visiting researchers from the Global South to participate in scientific analysis and training linked to their field of research.
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York researcher awarded Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship
A York researcher, Dr Akinbowale Akintayo has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
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Keynote Speaker at Prestigious Australian Archaeology Conference
John Schofield has been invited as the keynote speaker at the prestigious Australian Archaeological Association conference.
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Major new publication explores the relevance and purpose of archaeology
In this new book, John Schofield explores novel ways in which archaeology can help to address some of the world's most urgent challenges.
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New agreement for scientific collaboration with the Saudi Heritage Commission
Earlier this month, Professor Geoff Bailey travelled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to sign a new five-year Scientific Cooperation Agreement with the Heritage Commission of the Saudi Ministry of Culture.
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7th in the UK: Complete University Guide 2025
The Department of Archaeology at York is ranked 7th in the UK according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2025).
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Archaeologists excavate medieval timber hall at historic Skipsea site
A team of archaeologists at the University of York have returned to Skipsea in East Yorkshire to excavate the remains of a medieval timber hall uncovered near the site of a Norman castle.
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Department research recognised by the Science Museum Group Annual Review
Two groundbreaking projects which involve the Department of Archaeology and the National Railway Museum have been highlighted in the Science Museum Group's annual review.
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Archaeology at York placed =26th in the world
Archaeology at York placed =26th in the world and among the top 5 UK institutions in the latest release of the QS World University Rankings by subject (2024).
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Archaeology receives Athena Swan Silver Award
The Department of Archaeology is delighted to receive the Athena Swan Silver award.
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Apply now for our finds and archives internships
We are excited to be offering two paid internships aimed at developing your career in archaeological finds and archiving.
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Exhibition of Star Carr’s Stone Age treasures to go on display at the Yorkshire Museum
Antler headdresses, a decorated stone pendant, the world’s oldest complete hunting bow and the earliest evidence of carpentry from Europe; these are just some of the artefacts unearthed during excavations co-directed by a University of York researcher at the world-famous Middle Stone Age site of Star Carr.
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Applications open for the Global South Visiting Researchers in Archaeological Science
The Department of Archaeology is inviting applications for researchers from the Global South to participate in scientific research in the Department of Archaeology for a two-week visiting fellowship.
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Yorkshire Philosophical Society awards prizes for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dissertations
Last week, in the Tempest Anderson Theatre at the Yorkshire Museum, the Yorkshire Philosophical Society presented dissertation prizes to our undergraduate and postgraduate students
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Introducing the Centre for Artefacts and Materials Analysis
The Department of Archaeology, University of York, is pleased to announce the creation of the Centre for Artefacts and Materials Analysis (CAMA).
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Professor Kate Giles wins HBA book prize for The Wall Paintings of Pickering Church
Professor Kate Giles has won the category for single-authored book with a subject before 1600 at The Historians of British Art Book Award 2024.
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University of York field school features on BBC's 'Digging for Britain'
University of York students, Professor Dominic Powlesland and Professor Nicky Milner appear on the new series of the BBC's Digging for Britain.
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First prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA
Researchers have identified the first prehistoric person with mosaic Turner syndrome - characterised by one X chromosome instead of two - who lived about 2500 years ago.
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Dr Aubrey Steingraber - Mark Ormrod CMS PhD Prize Winner
Dr Aubrey Steingraber is the 2022 winner of the Mark Ormrod CMS PhD Prize, announced on 13th December at the CMS Medieval Bake-off event. Dr Steingraber's PhD thesis - Landscape and the Making of the Medieval Anglo-Scottish Border: Power, Place, and Perspective c. 1200-1500 - was praised by her external examiners as making an "substantial original contribution to knowledge and understanding... to border studies".
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Archaeology Professor recognised in New Year's Honours list
Professor Julian Richards has been awarded an OBE for services to Heritage and Digital Archiving, and is one of two York academics to receive New Year's Honours.