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Department of Archaeology
A world-renowned department, exploring the breadth of the human past and pioneering a future in sustainable heritage.
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Groundbreaking research tackling global issues.
At York, we combine cultural approaches and scientific analysis. We challenge issues from the origins of human behaviour to contemporary heritage management.
Our research has taken us from Yorkshire - the Mesolithic site of Star Carr - to international projects in Africa, through to innovations in digital heritage.
We host several international research centres producing impactful research across the breadth of archaeological and heritage study.
Our Department is recognised internationally as one of the best places to study archaeology and heritage and we tackle global issues that are both important and challenging. I really love working at York, not only because staff are so passionate about their work but also because the Department of Archaeology is a really friendly place to be!
Stephanie Wynne-Jones, Head of Department
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Archaeologists working near Skipsea Castle in East Yorkshire say a series of rare discoveries is transforming understanding of life in the centuries before the Norman Conquest.
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We have been ranked 62nd in the world and 10th in the Russell Group for the study of Arts and Humanities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject.
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A new archaeological project aims to shed light on how Neolithic rubbish could help understand how Europe’s first farmers adapted to a more settled way of life.
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The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Professor Oliver Craig and colleagues a €10 million Synergy Grant to study hunter-gatherer population dynamics during the Holocene, the current geological period that spans the last 12,000 years.
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