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Two MRes scholarships available in the marine cultural heritage of the eastern African coast
Posted on Thursday 25 February 2021
Opportunity to work on a project relating to marine cultural heritage in East Africa, as part of the Rising from the Depths AHRC Network. Closing Date for applications: 31st March 2021
Public lecture at the Society of Antiquaries, featuring York research in Tanzania
Posted on Monday 8 February 2021
Dr Stephanie Wynne-Jones talks about her excavations at Songo Mnara
Study suggests environmental factors played a key role in the evolution of human tolerance and friendliness
Posted on Wednesday 3 February 2021
Environmental pressures may have led humans to become more tolerant and friendly towards each other as the need to share food and raw materials became mutually beneficial, a new study suggests.
Martin Carver discusses story of Sutton Hoo in BBC Podcast
Posted on Tuesday 2 February 2021
Excited by the new film The Dig? Our own Professor Martin Carver - who ran excavations at the site 50 years later, discusses the real story in a BBC podcast.
Medieval containers hint at thriving wine trade in Islamic Sicily
Posted on Monday 1 February 2021
Researchers at the University of York have found chemical residues of grapes in medieval containers indicating a prosperous wine trade in Islamic Sicily.