The University of Sheffield
Department of Archaeology

Current PhD research

Last Name First Name Thesis title email Supervisor
Askew Rachel Material culture consumption in Civil War period castles Rachel.Askew@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Atkin Alison Profiling the dead: demographic characterisation of mass fatality incidents in the past and the present a.atkin@sheffield.ac.uk
Billington Kyle The implication of a grasping hallux for structure and function of the lower limb of early hominids and evolution of bipedalism prp10knb@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Kevin Kuykendall
Booth Thomas An Investigation into Diagenetic Pathways in Microscopic Bone and How They Relate to Special Practices prp10tjb@sheffield.ac.uk
Brimacombe Conrad The use of dental microwear to understand the introduction of rice farming in the Japanese islands prq09cb@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Pia Nystom & Dr Kevin Kuykendall
Burke Clare Ceramics and the technologies of consumption in early bronze age Tsoungiza, Peloponnese prp08ctb@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Peter Day
de Carle Danielle Changing Arable Subsistence in Bronze and Iron Age South West Britain danielle.decarle@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Mike Charles
Cassels Alex A new approach to late medieval dress accessories prp09akc@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Collins Christina Population dynamics in the late Glacial Refugium of South-West France prp09cc@sheffield.ac.uk
Davies Tudur Early Medieval Llyn Tegidian environmental landscape study prp07tld@shefffield.ac.uk Dr Gianna Ayala
Eldridge Ryan Copper production in the British Bronze Age and in its European context. prp08rse@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Roger Doonan
Finlayson Sarah A comparative study of the archaeology of writing in the Bronze Age Aegean prp06sjf@sheffield.ac.uk Professor John Bennet
Finn Claire The material culture of drinking in the 17th-century Dutch Republic prp10cpf@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Ford Jane Hyaenas and Neanderthals in the British middle Palaeolithic Dr Umberto Albarella
Fregni Giovanna Archaeometallurgy and wear analysis on bronze axes prp08egf@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Caroline Jackson
Graybehl Heather A study of cookwares & Amphorae from Panayia Field, Corinth HLGraybehl1@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Jane Rempel
Green Kelly Constructing masculintiy through feasting in Late Medieval England: a case study of the distribution and use of face jugs in Yorkshire, 1350-1500 AD Prof Dawn Hadley
Harvey Linzi Dental health, diet and life history in medieval York prp09lh@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Pia Nystrom
Heyerdahl-King Isabelle Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution prp09ish@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Kevin Kuykendall
Howsam Charlotte Book fittings and fixtures; an archaeology of medieval literacy clhowsam1@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Kaldre Helena Prehistoric field systems in West Estonia: sustainability and human-environmental relationship in agricultural land-use Dr Robert Johnston
Kazantzis Giorgos Animal Exploitation during the Late Neolithic in the Strymon (Struma) valley: the case of the Greek sector g.kazantzis@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Umberto Albarella
Kennedy Shannon An Archaeology of Gender in the Ulster Plantation prp08smk@sheffield.ac.uk Professor Dawn Hadley
Kim Hyunyoung The agricultural economies of early urban Mesopotamia prp10hk@sheffield.ac.uk Professor Glynis Jones
Longford Catherine The archaeobotany of Sos Hoyuk, Turkey prp10cjl@sheffield.ac.uk Professor Glynis Jones
Massey Freya Ritual practices and special deposits in vernacular housing of the post-medieval period prp10frm@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Mattison Alyx The political and religious context of judicial punishment in early medieval England, focusing on transition in execution practice and ideology from the ninth through twelfth centuries Prof Dawn Hadley
McIntyre Lauren analysis of the complete archive of human skeletal remains from Roman York, in order to assess the demography, diet, and state of health of the population l.j.mcintyre@sheffield.ac.uk Professor Dawn Hadley
Moutafi Ionna Bioarchaeological analysis of a Mycenean cemetry from Achaea I.Moutafi@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Pia Nystrom
Pitman Derek Middle Bronze Age mining and metallurgy in central Eurasia prp09dsp@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Roger Doonan
Seymour Lorraine Technology, chronology & archaeology: the history and transformation of Bronze Age Dartmoor prp05les@sheffield.ac.uk Professor John Barrett
Slater Jessica Envaluing past practice: metal production in first millennium BC Britain j.slater@shef.ac.uk Dr Roger Doonan
Swales Diana A social historical and osteological analysis of the Blackgate Cemetary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and contemporary Anglo-Saxon burials to determine origins of Blackgate Population d.swales@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Pia Nystrom
Thorpe Nicola Evaluating the Future for Grey Literature Publications N.Thorpe@sheffield.ac.uk Professor John Barrett
Townend Peter An Archaeological Study of the Monastic Order of the Gilbertines p.townend@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Salvagno Lenny The neglected goat: a methodological approach to the understanding of the role of this species in English medieval husbandry Dr Umberto Albarella
Trentacoste Angela The Etruscans and their animals: the zooarchaeology of Forcello di Bagnolo San Vito, (Mantova) Italy a.trentacoste@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Umberto Albarella
Vaessen Rik The tradition of the Ionian migration reconsidered from an interdisciplinary point of view prp08rav@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Sue Sherratt
Velasquez Sánchez-Hidalgo Verónica Maiolica and the construction of ideology in New Spain prp09vv@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Hugh Willmott
Vollono Giulia Constructing identity in Lombard Italy Prof John Moreland
Williams Christopher Life history evolution in baboons prp07cww@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Kevin Kuykendall & Dr Pia Nystrom
Woodward Rob Investigating the relationship between Greek temple architecture and polis identity in the archaic and classical periods prp09rjw@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Jane Rempel
Wright Elizabeth The history of the European aurochs from the late Pleistocene to its extinction: an archaeological investigation of its evolution, morphological variability and response to human exploitation e.wright@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Umberto Albarella