Archaeology News Feed

New equipment for The Department of Archaeology thanks to Alumni Fund Grant

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:31:00 +0000

The Department of Archaeology has received a substantial grant from the Alumni Fund which has enabled us to purchase new surveying equipment in the form of a Survey-Grade Real-Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS), and a high-precision Total Station.

Professor Maureen Carroll gives first public lecture to launch the new Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:01:00 +0000

Professor Maureen Carroll will give first public lecture to launch the new Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion

Sheffield Archaeology's Professor Maureen Carroll has been invited to give the first public lecture to launch the new Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion at the Open University

Congratulations to our January Graduates!

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:57:00 +0000

Congratulations to our January Graduates!

A number of our students graduated at the Higher Degrees Ceremony on the 12th January 2018. As a department we are phenomenally proud of all of our students and of all the hard work they have put in to reach graduation day.

Applications open for the 2019 Andrew Sherratt Fund

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Grants of up to £1000 awarded to postgraduate students of any academic institution in the world for research projects in Old World Prehistory. Applications for the 2018 fund are now invited with a closing date of 15 March 2018.

In celebration of the gifted vision of our colleague Prof. Andrew Sherratt regarding old World Prehistory, a memorial fund was established after his death in 2006 by the Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, to support international scholarship particularly for those at the beginning of their careers.

A look back on Woodland Heritage Festival 2018

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:57:00 +0000

The 4th annual Woodland Heritage Festival took place back in May and was a great success. Archaeology in the City recieved funding from Arts Enterprise which allowed them to create a video account of the day

Sheffield archaeologists uncover previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:55:00 +0000

Sheffield archaeologists uncover previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery in an innovative scientific project.

This summer, in a simple field on the tip of the Lincolnshire wolds, excavations revealed an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery.

Success for our Cultural Heritage Management students

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:13:00 +0000

Students from our MA Cultural Heritage Management programme secured jobs in the industry (even prior to completion of their degree!)

Former USIC student wins prestigious prize in Classical Archaeology

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:25:00 +0000

BA Archaeology student Erina Mameuda joined the department in 2017 having studied for a year within the University of Sheffield International College. Earlier this year Erina was awarded the Ian Sanders Level 1 Prize in Classical Archaeology.

Petrie Watson Funding Takes Archaeology Student to Greek Islands

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:36:00 +0000

Each year the faculty of Arts & Humanties announces the Petrie Watson Exhibitions, small grants for current students studying within the faculty at The University of Sheffield. MA Aegean Archaeology student Jayne Burland applied in 2018, during her final year of undergraduate study, and used the grant to help fund a trip to the Keros Cycladic Field School.

Maria Marinou: archaeologist, artist and student

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:48:00 +0100

Maria Marinou is a part-time student on our MA Cultural Materials programme. She began her training in Fine Art but her love of the past led her to archaeology and brought her to Sheffield. Here, she has been combining her two loves - as her 2018 ‘Portraits of Sheffield Archaeologists’ exhibition demonstrates.

Broomhill Community Library Historic Garden Comes to Life

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:00:00 +0100

In September, a group of Sheffield Archaeology students volunteered to help with excavations at Broomhill Community Library. The library is housed in a Victorian villa on Taptonville Road and the aim of the excavation is to look for evidence of a 1920s garden design that was until recently considered lost.

Dating the Dark Ages

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:34:00 +0100

Dr Jenny Crangle, an Honorary Research Fellow of Sheffield Archaeology, is returning to Sheffield and our new research lab facilities as part of a collaborative research project. She and her colleagues will be working with animal bone finds from the Roman site of Wroxeter, in order to select samples that can be used for scientific dating. The result of this project will shed important light on the later periods of occupation at the site and help us to understand when the ‘dark ages’ began.

First traces of Structures at the Sheffield Castle excavation

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:07:00 +0100

Exciting news from the Castle Hill! The team from Wessex Archaeology, led by former Sheffield student Ashley Tuck, have just uncovered the first signs of Sheffield’s medieval castle. And we are very proud that this evidence was uncovered by current Sheffield student, and local lad, James Chapman.

Sheffield’s Castle Excavations

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:08:00 +0100

Sheffield’s Castle Excavations

We’re officially excited, and so is the media!

Last week, a major excavation project began on the site of Sheffield’s castle. This archaeological project, under the direction of Wessex Archaeology, is part of a collaboration, including the University of Sheffield, Sheffield City Council and the Friends of Sheffield Castle, to regenerate the city’s Castlegate Quarter.

Uncovering Sheffield's Castle

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:02:00 +0100

Uncovering Sheffield’s Castle

The excavations of Sheffield’s forgotten medieval past have started!

Archaeologists are working to uncover the remains of Sheffield Castle as part of an urban
regeneration project. This city-wide collaboration - including the Department of Archaeology - is using Sheffield’s forgotten medieval heritage to inspire future regeneration. We are pleased that Sheffield Archaeology staff and students are participating in this important excavation of Sheffield Castle.

Rawmarsh Community School Archaeology Discovery Day, 13 July 2018

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0100

On Friday 13 July 2018, a group of 16 budding young Archaeologists from Rawmarsh Community School visited the University to take part in a range of activities that showcased the diverse and exciting fields of study within Archaeology at Sheffield.

Funded by HeppSY+, the collaborative outreach project delivered by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, the event included workshops in Zooarchaeology, Photogrammetry and 3D Modelling, Medieval Pottery, and Osteoarchaeology, and the visiting students had the opportunity to meet current staff, undergraduate Student Ambassadors and PhD students.

The Postgraduate ZooArchaeology Forum (PZAF) - Palermo, Sicily

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0100

The 7th edition of the Postgraduate ZooArchaeology Forum (PZAF) took place last week (27th-29th June) in Palermo, Sicily. A conference run by and for postgraduate students and early-career professionals in the field of zooarchaeology, this year the event was organised by Sheffield students Veronica Aniceti, Matteo Bormetti and Mauro Rizzetto.

Congratulations to the Class of 2017-18!

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:00:00 +0100

Once again graduation season is upon us. That special time of the year when the jubilation of success is mixed with the sadness of parting company.

Investigating Human-Bird interactions in the past An international Archaeology conference at Sheffield

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:00:00 +0100

Birds have played a prominent role in human history; people have relied on birds for their subsistence but have also been interested and fascinated by them.

The 9th Bird Working Group Meeting, The archaeology of human-bird interactions. A conference in honour of Dale Serjeantson , took place at the University of Sheffield from 8-11 June, 2018. The meeting was organised by members of the Zooarchaeology team in the Department of Archaeology, in collaboration with Historic England and Cardiff University.

Sheffield Archaeology staff and students present their research in Mexico

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:34:00 +0100

This spring Sheffield Archaeology researchers attended the 42nd International Symposium in Archaeometry (ISA) in Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, Mexico. This conference attracts participants from all over the world and hosted the most recent academic developments in archaeological science.