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Our facilities are based on Campus West. Students, staff and affiliated researchers all have access to our bespoke teaching spaces, laboratories, specialist equipment, archives and reference collections. They include the YEAR centre, our outdoor experimental archaeology centre, and the Archaeology Data Service (ADS); a world-leading accredited digital repository for heritage data.
New facilities in the Berrick Saul Building will open in Autumn 2026. They include £700,000 digital archaeology and heritage facilities generously funded by The Wolfson Foundation, bones labs, and human osteology facilities.
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At York, our students have the opportunity to engage in fieldwork and excavation activities.
We're well-equipped with a wide range of fieldwork, building and landscape survey equipment, giving students an understanding of practical solutions in the study of archaeology.
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We have Digital Archaeology and Heritage (DAH) Lab and photographic facilities. They offer perfect spaces to experiment with pioneering technologies to bring the past to life. Investigate and disseminate heritage data using virtual reality, photogrammetry, photography and video games.
We lead the Centre for Digital Heritage, collaborating with partners across the University and conducting interdisciplinary research on immersive storytelling.
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The Department has a Digital Archaeology & Heritage Lab and photographic lab facilities which are well-equipped with the following:
Our internationally-renowned bioarchaeology facilities are equipped with specialised lab equipment for analysis of human, animal and plant remains and molecular techniques - proteins, lipids, DNA and stable isotopes.
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We offer a wide range of osteology, evolutionary anthropology, archaeobotany and zooarchaeology facilities, including bespoke teaching and research labs, reference collections and equipment. We maintain an extensive teaching collection of human and skeletal remains.
We work closely with the Centre for Anatomical and Human Sciences, giving our zooarchaeologists access to facilities for geometric morphometrics and anatomical modelling.
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Immerse yourself in all aspects of material culture with our outdoor experimental archaeology workspace, the York Experimental Archaeological Research (YEAR) Centre.
Our students gain practical experience in our teaching labs - working with artefacts, soil and environmental samples.
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At York, you'll have access to extensive library and archive collections, including:
