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Keep up to date with all the latest news from the Department of Archaeology.
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.
Graduates throwing their mortarboards in the air outside the Arts Tower
18 August 2020

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

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.
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 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
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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