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Congratulations to Alex Harvey on 'Forgotten Vikings'
Posted on 12 September 2024
Academics help to produce series of sculptures to celebrate the city's forgotten heroes.
Posted on 30 August 2024
The results of the 2024 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the Department of Archaeology.
Posted on 26 July 2024
New research from the world famous Mesolithic site of Star Carr uncovers organisation of different activities inside the earliest known post-built structures in Britain
Posted on 16 July 2024
Flatfish, such as plaice, turbot and sole, were regularly consumed as part of a medieval meal, according to analysis of fishbone remains found at archaeological sites across Europe.
In June and July the Department of Archaeology is welcoming visiting researchers from the Global South to participate in scientific analysis and training linked to their field of research.
Posted on 10 July 2024
A York researcher, Dr Akinbowale Akintayo has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
Posted on 9 July 2024
John Schofield has been invited as the keynote speaker at the prestigious Australian Archaeological Association conference.
Posted on 28 June 2024