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28 September 2021

Beauchief Fieldcourse Exhibition in the Department of Archaeology - This Week!

We would like to invite everyone in the department to check out our exhibition which was inspired by the dig at Beauchief Abbey, which was completed by Level 1 and 2 students over the summer.
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The Log Coffin in Conservation at YAT (Charlotte Graham)
14 September 2021

4,000-Year-Old Coffin Discovered in a Golf Course Pond

Our Staff and Students led the team that helped recover the rare Bronze Age find
wellbeing award
25 June 2021

The Wellbeing Awards 2020/21

Professor Caroline Jackson, Head of the Archaeology Department, has received the "Outstanding Contribution" Award from the University of Sheffield's Wellbeing Awards Initiative
Roman Bread
29 April 2021

Roman Bread Experiment

Students on the Experimental Archaeology module have been recreating Roman bread and the ovens they were baked in this semester.
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27 October 2020

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2021- Applications now open

We are now accepting applications for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme for 2021. We are seeking outstanding applicants who can build on departmental strengths and capacity in line with departmental research strategies.
Workman on Sheffield castle excavations in 1927
December 1927, Leslie Armstrong is setting up a camera, with one of the workmen. In the foreground are two of the oak stakes believed erroneously to be Saxon (courtesy of Museums Sheffield)
7 September 2020

Sheffield’s long-lost castle reveals the city’s deep roots in the Middle Ages

New book from Professor John Moreland provides a window on the city’s medieval history – giving people a chance to explore the city’s true origins, track its development over time and consider what it means for the city’s future identity.
Keith Branigan and the John Coles medal
11 August 2020

Emeritus Professor Keith Branigan wins British Academy Landscape Archaeology Medal

The medal recognises his distinguished achievements in the field of landscape archaeology and his work as an ambassador for the study of archaeology in schools.
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2021 WRoCAH AHRC Competition Studentships- Applications now OPEN

Looking for PhD funding in Arts & Humanities? The WRoCAH competition for PhD studentships starting in October 2021 is now open!

13 November 2020
Graduates throwing their mortarboards in the air outside the Arts Tower

Virtually Celebrating the Class of 2020

While we can’t celebrate in person at present the University of Sheffield are hosting a special day of virtual graduation activity for our brilliant students in the Class of 2020

18 August 2020
Archaeology students at a dig site.

Sheffield Archaeology in top 10 for student satisfaction

According to the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS) Archaeology at the University of Sheffield ranked in the top 10 for student satisfaction in the UK, and in the top 5 amongst Russell Group institutions

27 July 2020
Group of students who ran the Woodland Heritage Fest 2019

The Woodland Heritage Festival 2020 goes digital

Our student-led outreach project, Archaeology in the City, are adapting and innovating in difficult times by bringing a day of digital archaeology to the comfort of your home on Saturday 18th July

17 July 2020
A young pig in a sty

New study reveals lifestyles and health of England’s townspeople post-1066

Bioarchaeological and ceramic analysis shows pork became more popular and dairy products less so following the Norman Conquest

7 July 2020