Over 110 people work in our Department, with research and teaching spanning the breadth of archaeological study.
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Our people
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Dr Akinbowale Akintayo
Research Fellow
Research interests:
- GIS and remote sensing
- Spatial modelling
- Environmental Archaeology
- Cultural Heritage Management
- African Archaeology (research group)
- Digitisation and cartography
Professor Michelle Alexander
Professor
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
- Stable isotope analysis
- Human and animal subsistence
- Multi-faith societies and sociocultural change
- African archaeology (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Professor Ian Armit
Chair in Archaeology
- ian.armit@york.ac.uk
- K/257
Research interests:
- Late Bronze and Iron Age Europe
- Landscape archaeology
- Conflict and violence
- Prehistoric demography
- Anarchistic principles in Prehistoric communities
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Steve Ashby
Reader
Research interests:
- Artefact studies
- Medieval material culture
- Viking Age
- Long-range trade
- Craft and industry
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Professor Geoff Bailey
Professor
Research interests:
- Terrestrial landscape evolution
- Coastal archaeology
- Shell middens
- Palaeoenvironmental analysis
- Submerged landscapes
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Stella Basinyi
Lecturer in Heritage and Digital Creativity
Research interests:
- Decolonising Heritage
- Cultural Heritage interpretations and management
- Heritage and Museum education
- Rock Art studies
- Heritage and science narratives
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- African archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Jessica Bates
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- jessica.bates@york.ac.uk
- K/110
Research interests:
- Hunter-gatherer archaeology
- Settlement
- Material culture
- Spatial analysis
- Experimental archaeology
Professor Penny Bickle
Professor of Funerary Archaeology
Research interests:
- European Neolithic
- Funerary Archaeology
- Social identity, gender and inequality
- Radiocarbon dating
- Strontium Isotopes
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Emma Boast
Archivist and Finds Officer
Research interests:
- Artefact Analysis and Small Finds
- Early Medieval Archaeology
- Viking Age Material Culture
- Reconstructive Heritage Crafts, Nalbinding (Nalebinding).
- Finds Processing, Care, Curation
- Finds and Paper Archive Museum Submissions and Processes
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Emily Breslin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- emily.breslin@york.ac.uk
- ENV/239
Research interests:
- Ancient DNA
Dr Lindsey Buster
Research Fellow
Research interests:
- Ritual and domestic life
- Later prehistory
- Funerary practices
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
Valeria Carrillo Garza
Digital Archives Assistant (ADS)
Research interests:
- Data re-use
- Heritage repositories
- Digital preservation
- Born-digital heritage
- Museum activism
- Decolonising archives and collections
Professor Maureen Carroll
Professor of Roman Archaeology
Research interests:
- Roman death and burial
- Funerary commemoration
- Ancient dress and identity
- Roman childhood
- Roman religion
- Roman imperial economy
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Research interests:
- World archaeology
- Early Medieval Europe
- Field method in archaeology
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Sophy Charlton
Lecturer in Bioarchaeology
Research interests:
- Biomolecular archaeology
- Ancient DNA analysis
- Stable isotope analysis
- Human and animal subsistence
- Early Prehistory
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Louise Cooke
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Cultural heritage conservation
- Climate change adaptation
- Earth building materials
- Historic building conservation
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- African archaeology (research group)
Professor Oliver Craig
Professor
Research interests:
- Biomolecular archaeology
- Human diets and cuisine
- Stable isotope analysis
- Organic residue analysis
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Michelle Feider
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research interests:
- Zooarchaeology
- Microfauna
- RATTUS
- Small mammals
Professor Jonathan Finch
Professor
Research interests:
- Post medieval
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Laura Fitton
Senior Lecturer in Anatomy
- laura.fitton@york.ac.uk
- DS/114
Research interests:
- Evolutionary anatomy
- Virtual anthropology
- Functional morphology
- Human evolution and prehistory
Professor Jo Fletcher
Honorary Visiting Professor
Research interests:
Egyptology; Body adornment in the ancient world; Mummification and burial practices
Dr Maria Fontanals-Coll
Technical Specialist in Stable Isotope Analysis
- maria.fontanals-coll@york.ac.uk
- ENV/219
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Harald Fredheim
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Participatory heritage
- Collections development
- Heritage values
- Heritage interpretation
- Heritage and change
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Professor Kate Giles
Professor
Research interests:
- Buildings history
- Churches; medieval
- Conservation
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Lara Gonzalez Carretero
Lecturer in Bioarchaeology
Research interests:
- Environmental history
- Archaeobotany
- Diet and cuisine
- Biomolecular analysis
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Helen Goodchild
Project & Fieldwork Officer (1316)
Research interests:
- GIS and Remote Sensing
- Landscape Survey and Geophysics
- Cartography and Illustration
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Adam Green
Lecturer in Sustainability (joint with Environment)
- adam.green@york.ac.uk
- K/261
Research interests:
- Sustainability
- Inequality
- Agriculture
- Spatial analysis
- Economics
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Eleanor Green
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- eleanor.green@york.ac.uk
- DS/106
Research interests:
- Ancient DNA
- Genetic and proteomic preservation
Dr Sam Greeves
ZooMS Technician
- sam.greeves@york.ac.uk
- ENV/219
Research interests:
- ZooMS
- Palaeoproteomics
- Protein breakdown
- Amino acid analysis
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Professor Dawn Hadley
Chair in Medieval Archaeology
Research interests:
- Viking Great Army
- Archaeology and heritage
- Medieval castle studies
- Digital technologies
- Archaeology of childhood
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Mr Richard Hagan
Senior Technical Team Manager
- richard.hagan@york.ac.uk
- K/G12
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Jessica Hendy
Lecturer in Palaeoproteomics
Research interests:
- Ancient protein analysis
- Dietary consumption
- Disease
- Biomarkers
- Palaeoproteomics
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Sarah Hitchens
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Textile Archaeology)
- sarah.hitchens@york.ac.uk
- DS/106
Dr Tanja Hoffmann
Leverhulme Research Fellow
Research interests:
- Heritage and social justice
- Indigenous archaeology
- Heritage encounters
- Anti-colonial and decolonial heritage
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Amy Holguin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- amy.holguin@york.ac.uk
- ENV/239
Research interests:
- Archaeobotany
- aDNA
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
- Food systems
- Prehistory
Ms Malin Holst
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Osteoarchaeology
- Palaeopathology
- Weapon-related trauma
- Burial ritual
- Multi-disciplinary analysis
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Andrew (Drew) Hunter
Health & Safety Advisor (Archaeology & ACT)
Corrie Hyland
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Stable Isotope Analysis)
- corrie.hyland@york.ac.uk
- ENV/239
Research interests:
- Stable Isotope Analyses (bulk and compound specific)
- Radiocarbon dating
- Human–Animal interactions
- Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers, Roman Yorkshire
- Funerary practices
- Paleopathology
Dr Maite I Garcia-Collado
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Stable Isotopes)
- maite.garciacollado@york.ac.uk
- ENV/239
Research interests:
- Medieval archaeology
- Bioarchaeology
- Stable isotope analysis
- Diet and food procurement
- Mobility and migrations
Dr Elaine Jamieson
Fieldwork Project Manager
- elaine.jamieson@york.ac.uk
- K/G15A
Research interests:
- Landscape archaeology
- Medieval archaeology
- Castle landscapes
- Archaeological fieldwork
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Mr Jake Jarvis
Department Administration Coordinator
Dr Matthew Jenkins
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Buildings biographies
- Urban history
- Long Eighteenth century
- Domestic space
- Consumer behaviour
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Bronwen Kennedy
Laboratory Technician (BioArch)
- bronwen.kennedy@york.ac.uk
- ENV/219
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Caitlin Kitchener
Associate Lecturer
- caitlin.kitchener@york.ac.uk
- K/199A
Research interests:
- Political radicalism
- Resistance and revolt
- Enslaved rebellion
- Visual culture
- Historical archaeology
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Jim Leary
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Prehistoric excavations
- Neolithic monuments
- Mobility in archaeology
- Landscape Archaeology
- Sea-level rise and adaptation
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Richard Lee
Collections Development Officer
Research interests:
- Prehistoric landscapes
- Arabian-African interconnectivity
- Archaeological fieldwork
Dr Ashley Lingle
Lecturer in Conservation
- ashley.lingle@york.ac.uk
- K/254
Research interests:
- Conservation practice
- Archaeological conservation
- Material science
- Preventative conservation
- Earthen architecture
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Dr Mik Lisowski
Technical Specialist in Zooarchaeology
Research interests:
- Zooarchaeology (teaching and collections)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Aimée Little
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Hunter-gatherer archaeology
- Artefact analysis
- Experimental archaeology
- Funerary archaeology
- Interdisciplinary research
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
Nicola Long
Student Services Manager
Secretary to the Board of Studies
- nicola.long@york.ac.uk
- V/N/218
Dr Alexandre Lucquin
Technician in Archaeological Chemistry
- alexandre.lucquin@york.ac.uk
- ENV/219
Research interests:
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Jasmine Lundy
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- jasmine.lundy@york.ac.uk
- ENV/245B
Research interests:
- Organic residue analysis
- Prehistoric Japan
- Past cuisines and culinary habits
- Cultural transition
- Agriculture and pottery
Mr Duncan Marks
Teaching Associate
Research interests:
Planning Club, York Civic Trust
Lydia Mayfield
Finance & Administration Assistant (ADS)
Dr Aleksandra McClain
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Medieval archaeology
- Parish churches
- Funerary commemoration
- The Norman Conquest
- Lordship and landscape
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Fiona McLeish
Laboratory Technician (BioArCh)
- fiona.mcleish@york.ac.uk
- ENV/219
Research interests:
- Stable isotope analysis
- Human osteology
- Paleopathology
- Paleoproteomics
Dr Sarah Middle
Postdoctoral Research Associate (ADS)
- sarah.middle@york.ac.uk
- K/131
Research interests:
- Cultural heritage data
- Digital archaeology
- Data standards
- Data reuse
- Linked Data
- Ontologies
- nicky.milner@york.ac.uk
- K/110
Research interests:
- Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology
- Fieldwork
- Public engagement
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
- Death and burial practices
- Food
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Anett Mladoniczki
Finance & Administration Assistant (ADS)
Dr Eva Mol
Lecturer in Roman Archaeology
- eva.mol@york.ac.uk
- K/260
Research interests:
- Roman archaeology
- Archaeological theory
- Greco-Roman religion
- Digital archaeology
- Museum and heritage studies
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- African archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Vicky Moore
Faculty Finance Assistant
Discipline: Accounting, finance and actuarial science
Dr Colleen Morgan
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Andy Needham
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Middle and Upper Palaeolithic archaeology
- Mesolithic archaeology
- Experimental archaeology
- Artistic expression in Prehistory
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
Dr David Orton
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Zooarchaeology
- Fish and fish trade
- Commensal rodents
- Medieval Europe
- Neolithic and Chalcolithic
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Gareth Perry
Technical Specialist in Artefact Studies
Research interests:
- Archaeological materials
- Ceramics
- Pottery
- Early medieval archaeology
- Experimental archaeology
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Mariana Pinto Leitão Pereira
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research interests:
- Intangible cultural heritage
- Diaspora and migration
- Cultural festivities and celebrations
- Uses of heritage in post-displacement settings
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Dr Paola Ponce
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Palaeopathology
- Health and disease in past populations
- Funerary Archaeology
- History of medicine
- Biomolecular analysis
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Surabhi Ranavat
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- surabhi.ranavat@york.ac.uk
- ENV/239
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics
- Ancient DNA analysis
- Plant evolution
- Population genomics
Professor Julian Richards
Professor
Research interests:
- Anglo-Saxon and Viking archaeology
- Mortuary behaviour
- Settlement evolution
- Digital archaeology (research group)
- Data preservation
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Alice Rose
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Stable Isotope Analysis
- alice.rose@york.ac.uk
- DS/106
Research interests:
- Isotopic analysis of human and faunal remains
- Human osteology and palaeopathology
Dr Hayley Saul
Senior Research Fellow
Research interests:
- Cuisine
- Heritage
- Foraging
- Himalayan mountain cultures
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Dr Peter Schauer
Associate Lecturer
- peter.schauer@york.ac.uk
- K/258
Research interests:
- Quantitative methods
- Cultural evolution
- Digital archaeology
- R Statistical Environment
- C14 dating
Dr Guy Schofield
Senior Lecturer
Research interests:
- Digital Heritage
- Interactive Storytelling
- Virtual Reality
- Immersive Technology
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- Digital archaeology (research group)
Professor John Schofield
Professor
Research interests:
- Contemporary archaeology
- Marine pollution
- Cultural heritage
- Plastic Age
- Citizen science
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Mrs Sofia Skott
Technician in Ancient DNA and Palaeoproteomics
Research interests:
- Biomolecular archaeology
- Ancient diet
- Human osteology
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Dr Dav Smith
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Archaeology of restoration
- Parish churches
- Historic buildings
- Measured survey methodologies
- Architectural analysis
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- African archaeology (research group)
Professor Penny Spikins
Professor
Research interests:
- Evolutionary Anthropology
- Human social emotions
- Hunter-gatherer populations
- Cognitive variability
- Human evolution and prehistory
- Digital archaeology (research group)
Dr Daryl Stump
Lecturer (joint with Environment)
- daryl.stump@york.ac.uk
- +44 (0)1904 32 4979
- K/261 / ENV/138
Research interests:
- Sustainability science
- Sustainable agricultural landscapes
- Field Archaeology
- Complex stratigraphic excavation
- East Africa
- Intensive agriculture
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
- African archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr James Taylor
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Neolithic
- Eastern Mediterranean and Ancient Near East
- Digital archaeology
- Spatial analysis
- Archaeological excavation
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- African archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
Dr Nathan Wales
Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Science
- nathan.wales@york.ac.uk
- ENV/234
Research interests:
- Ancient DNA analysis
- Plant domestication
- Crop utilization
- Archaeobotanical remains
- Genetic changes in domesticated plants
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Professor Emma Waterton
Leverhulme International Professor of Heritage Studies
Research interests:
- Critical heritage studies
- Heritage
- Emotion and affect
- Experimental methodologies
- Anti-colonial heritage
- The politics of memory
- Buildings conservation and heritage (research group)
Dr Holly Wright
ADS Research Projects Manager
- holly.wright@york.ac.uk
- K/131
Research interests:
- Digital methods in archaeology
- Semantic Web
- Linked Data
- Data Standards
- Digital Preservation
- FAIR Principles
Dr Lizzie Wright
Marie Curie Experienced Researcher
- l.wright@york.ac.uk
- ENV/245B
Research interests:
- Zooarchaeology
- Biomolecular approaches
- Prehistoric human-cattle interactions
- Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeology
- Agricultural and dietary change
- Bioarchaeology (research group)
Professor Stephanie Wynne-Jones
Head of Department
Research interests:
- Africanist Archaeology
- Urbanism
- Material culture
- Community archaeology
- East African heritage
- African archaeology (research group)
- Fieldwork (research group)
- Experimental archaeology and artefact studies (research group)
- Roman, medieval and historical (research group)
Dr Annabell Zander
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow
Research interests:
- Climate change archaeology
- Lithic analysis
- Digital archaeology
- Palaeolithic and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers
- Public engagement
- Human evolution and prehistory (research group)