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Keep up to date with all the latest news from the Department of Archaeology.
Archaeology students at a dig site.
27 July 2020

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
Group of students who ran the Woodland Heritage Fest 2019
The 2019 Woodland Heritage Festival team (photo by Katie Libby)
17 July 2020

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
A young pig in a sty
Photo- Mali Maeder/Pexels
7 July 2020

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
Image of experiment involving using chocolate instead of bronze in mould casting
10 June 2020

Lockdown Archaeology- Students conduct cast object experiment from home using chocolate instead of bronze

Masters students have been using chocolate as a replacement for bronze in a practical clay mould casting experiment, which has been carried out in their own homes during lockdown. 
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Archaeology at Sheffield ranked 29th in the world

Archaeology at Sheffield is ranked Top 50 in the world at 29th in the 2020 QS World University Rankings

6 March 2020
The mass grave near Immingham contains the remains of at least 48 men, women and children

Black Death 'Plague Pit' discovered at 14th-century monastery hospital

A mass burial of bodies, known to be victims of the Black Death, has been discovered at the site of a 14th-century monastery hospital at Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire.

19 February 2020
Emma Schlauder and Ambassador Barzun

Sheffield Archaeology student wins Barzun Prize

Sheffield Archaeology student and Fulbright scholar, Emma Schlauder has won the Barzun Prize

11 February 2020
Two students in lab looking at a bone with skulls in background

New and exciting Masters courses in Archaeology for 2020 entry

We're excited to be launching three Masters programmes this year. They offer new opportunities for our international community of Masters students to study archaeological science, bioarchaeology and heritage.

9 January 2020
Archaeology student holding up archaeological find

From the Department for Lifelong Learning to an MSc in Palaeoanthropology; the journey of an Archaeology student!

Last month MSc Palaeoanthropology student Rob Kenyon was invited to the Prehistoric Society Student Dissertation Awards at the Society of Antiquaries in London, where he received the runner up prize.

13 November 2019
Siân Evans was honoured to represent Great Britain in Kokand Uzbekistan, at the 1st International Handicrafters Festival

Sheffield Archaeology student represents GB at the 1st International Handicrafters Festival

Siân Evans was honoured to represent Great Britain in Kokand Uzbekistan, at the 1st International Handicrafters Festival.

1 November 2019
Emma Sclauder, Human Osteology and Funerary Arcahaeology student

Sheffield Archaeology student receives Fulbright award to the UK

Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology Msc student Emma Schlauder has received an Open Study/Research Fulbright Award to enable her to study at the University of Sheffield on one of the most prestigious scholarship programs operating worldwide.

29 October 2019
Professor Maureen Carroll

Professor Maureen Carroll is the prestigious AIA Lecturer 2019

In late October and early November, Professor Maureen Carroll will be delivering lectures to Canadian branches of the Archaeological Institute of America.

28 October 2019
A photograph of Dr Pia Nystrom

University of Sheffield teacher receives prestigious Mentorship Award from the British Association for Bioanthropology and Osteoarchaeology

Dr Pia Nystrom, Senior University Teacher in Biological Anthropology and Primatology, has been awarded the inaugural Mentorship Award at the annual conference of the British Association for Bioanthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) in London in September.

27 September 2019
Archaeology student Kelsey at a dig site.

Petrie Watson funding supports our student field work experiences

Each year the Faculty of Arts and Humanities announces the Petrie Watson Exhibitions, small grants for current students studying within the faculty at The University of Sheffield. This year, several of our Archaeology students received support for various fieldwork experiences.

1 August 2019