Redmires Fieldwork Opportunity!
Taster sessions in archaeological landscape survey at Redmires World War I training area19 – 23 June 2017
View ArticleSheffield Archaeology in the News!
PhD students help direct community excavation of local Broomhill lost heritage garden
View ArticleStudying Greek and Roman pottery at Knossos
Sheffield Archaeology MA student Ellen McGuinness reflects on her experiences
View Article3rd Annual Woodland Heritage Festival
The late May bank holiday Monday this year was a bit wet but full of great opportunities for the public to engage in local woodland heritage.
View ArticleExceptional new labs, research facilities, teaching space and staff offices
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View ArticleArchaeological skills and a medieval hospital = a perfect combination for our...
Our first year undergraduates recently took part in their field course as part of the module Revealing the Past.
View ArticleThe Firth Park Bandstand Archaeology Project returns - Dig It! 2017
This year, Sheffield Archaeology’s Dig it! programme returned to Firth Park to continue excavations on the Edwardian bandstand. Constructed in 1900, the Firth Park bandstand was one of four constructed...
View ArticleCongratulations to the Class of 2016-17!
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.As a department we are phenomenally proud of all of...
View ArticleStudent research on ancient skeletons from Boeotia, Greece
Chelsey Schrock, Sheffield Archaeology MSc student, on her recent dissertation research trip
View ArticleSheep or goat? New bone identification method will help the study of past...
Dr Lenny Salvagno, a Sheffield Archaeology PhD, and Dr Umberto Albarella, Reader in Zooarchaeology, have developed new technique enabling archaeologists to distinguish between the bones of sheep and...
View ArticleInspirational teaching in the field and the classroom
Dr Hugh Willmott, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, is featured as an Inspirational Academic as part of the Teaching Excellence campaign recently launched by the University of Sheffield.
View ArticleArchaeology Matters: Student research in partnership with community groups
Each year our second year undergraduates team up with community groups to undertake research projects on aspects of Sheffield’s heritage, as part of our Archaeology Matters module. This year, the...
View ArticleSheffield Archaeology: Year in Review Part 1
As the summer draws to a close, we’re taking the opportunity to look back at the past year and reflect on what we’ve achieved. This week, a look at some of the Sheffield Archaeology achievements we’re...
View ArticleSheffield Archaeology: Year in Review Part 2
As the summer draws to a close, we’re taking the opportunity to look back at the past year and reflect on what we’ve achieved. This week, a look at some of the Sheffield Archaeology achievements we’re...
View ArticleThe Rothwell Charnel Chapel Project: New 3D model
The Rothwell Charnel Chapel Project has recently completed the first phase of a project to create a digital version of the site using 3D modelling techniques.
View ArticleHuman skeletons from Archaeology Department's collections on display in new...
Three individuals from the Department of Archaeology's human remains collections are currently on display in Leeds City Museum as part of the touring exhibition 'Skeletons: Our Buried Bones'. The...
View ArticleWe’ve moved!
Starting from September 11, the Department of Archaeology has its new home in the facilities in the Minalloy House on Regent Street and in 40 Leavygreave Road, at the heart of heart of the Faculty of...
View ArticleWorking with the National Trust – Nostell Priory placement
Sheffield Archaeology MA student Jasmine Porter reflects on her placement experience.
View ArticleArchaeological Analysis of Dental Microwear As Evidence of Human Diet In Iron...
This summer, Cindy Ventura Abade, a student in Sheffield’s programme X, conducted a research project supervised by Prof. Paul Halstead, Dr. Efi Nikita, and Dr. Lucy Lawrence and funded by the SURE...
View ArticleSheffield Archaeology welcomes our new PhD students
The Department of Archaeology are delighted to welcome our new crop of PhD students. Alongside our current PhD students, the subject areas covered by our new students emphasises the broad range of...
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