2024 news
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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.