Honorary and visiting staff
The Department of Archaeology supports the award of a small number of distinguished honorary titles, approved by Senate.
Emeritus Professors and Emeritus Readers
Professor Geoff Bailey
Research interests:
- Coastal Archaeology
- Drowned Landscapes
- Landscape Evolution
Professor Martin Carver
Research interests:
- Religion
- Pictish Archaeology
- Archaeological Practice
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Professor Mark Edmonds
Research interests:
- Prehistory
- Landscape and Memory
- The Social Dimensions of Technology
Professor Terry O'Connor
Research interests:
- Zooarchaeology
- Environmental archaeology
Professor Paul O'Higgins
Research interests:
- Evolutionary anatomy
- Functional morphology
- Geometric Morphometrics
Senior Honorary Fellows
Dr Peter Chowne
Research interests:
- Heritage and tourism management
- Prehistoric Lincolnshire
- Early Prehistoric Ceramics
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Dr Tania Dickinson
Research interests:
- The material culture of early Anglo-Saxon England
Professor Joann Fletcher
Research interests:
- Egyptology
- Body adornment in the ancient world
- Mummification and burial practices
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Professor Nena Galanidou
Research interests:
- Palaeolithic archaeology
- Archaeology of submerged landscapes
- Lower Palaeolithic period of Eurasia and Africa
Annie Gray
Research interests:
- History of food and dining from c.1600 to the present day
Dr Jane Grenville
Research interests:
- Conservation of historic buildings
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Professor Carl Heron
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology
- Analytical organic chemistry
Dr Ailsa Mainman
Research interests:
- Artefact specialist
- Anglo-Saxon archaeology
- Viking archaeology
Geoff Maybank
Research interests:
- Building conservation
- Building pathology
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Dr Sara Perry
Research interests:
- Cultural heritage management
- Media and interpretative resources for archaeology and heritage sites
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Professor Michael Richards
Research interests:
- Evolution of human diets over time
- Spread and adoption of agriculture in Eurasia
Shinya Shoda
Research interests:
- East Asian prehistory
- Archaeological science
- Food and culinary practice
Honorary Graduates
The following distinguished colleagues have been awarded honorary degrees by the University of York. Honorary degrees seek to recognise extraordinary individuals who represent the University’s vision, values and excellence and will inspire our graduating students.
Mr Peter Addyman
Mr Magnus Magnusson
Mr Ray Mears
Research interests:
- Bushcraft
- Experimental archaeology
- Hunter-gatherers
Professor Michael Müller-Wille
Dr Sebastian Payne
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Professor Dominic Powlesland
Dr Francis Pryor
Professor Else Roesdahl
Departmental Honorary and Visiting Research Associates
The Department also awards Visiting and Honorary Research Associate status to distinguished collaborators working with a named academic staff member and resulting in a material benefit to the core research activity of the Department. Honorary Research Associate status is granted by our Nominations Committee on the basis of a written justification, which will set out a clear explanation of the joint activity. Honorary Research Associate status is usually awarded for two years.
The title of Honorary Research Associate carries no privileges other than access to the University's IT services and Library, where requested and justified in the application.
Dr Kwaku Afrifa
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology
Michael Bamforth
Research interests:
- Archaeological wood analysis
Stephen Buckley
Research interests:
- Mummification
- Analytical chemistry
- Burial practices
Dr Gill Chitty
Research interests:
- Conservation
- Heritage
- Community Participation
Dr Andrew Cuff
Elizabeth (Liz) Currie
Research interests:
- Traditional medicine
- Intangible cultural heritage
- Latin America
Dr Tom Fitton
Research interests:
- GIS
- Swahili
- Coastal Archaeology
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Dr Paul Graves-Brown
Research interests:
- Contemporary archaeology
- Popular music archaeology
Dr Niklas Hausmann
Research interests:
- Environmental Archaeology
- Coastal Archaeology
- Biogeochemistry
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Dr Harry Kenward
Research interests:
- Palaeoecology
- Prehistoric archaeology
Dr Daniel Kumah
Research interests:
- Trans Saharan Archaeology
- Urbanism
- Iron Age Societies
- Digital Heritage
- Museums and Heritage Studies
Dr Matthew Meredith-Williams
Research interests:
- Coastal Archaeology
- Hominin Dispersals
- Remote Sensing
Dr Loes Opgenhaffen
Research interests:
- Pre-roman archaeology of Central Italy
- Digital archaeology
- Archaeological practice and theory
- Archaeological 3D visualisation
Dr Steph Piper
Research interests:
- Mesolithic archaeology
- Archaeology and wellbeing
- Archaeological pedagogy
Dr Harry Robson
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology
- Archaeozoology
- Mesolithic Archaeology
Daniela Saghessi
Research interests:
- Use of domesticated plants in non-agricultural groups
- Consumption of fermented beverages in hunter-gatherers
- Exchange networks through plant food diversity exploitation
- Domesticated camelids-human relationship through plant consumption of animals
Dr Francisca Santana-Sagredo
Research interests:
- Relations among ancient plants
- Animals and humans in the Atacama Desert
Dr Alejandro Serna
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology
- Hunter-gatherer archaeology
- South American Archaeology
Alessandra Sprega
Research interests:
- International Building Conservation
- Heritage
- Earthen Architecture
Dr Sadie Watson
Research interests:
- Development-led archaeology
- Public benefit
Dr Andrew Woods
Research interests:
- Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
- Numismatics
- Museums and Collections