Rawmarsh Community School Archaeology Discovery Day, 13 July 2018
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...
View ArticleUncovering Sheffield's Castle
Uncovering Sheffield’s CastleThe 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...
View ArticleSheffield’s Castle Excavations
Sheffield’s Castle ExcavationsWe’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...
View ArticleFirst traces of Structures at the Sheffield Castle excavation
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...
View ArticleDating the Dark Ages
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...
View ArticleBroomhill Community Library Historic Garden Comes to Life
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...
View ArticleMaria Marinou: archaeologist, artist and student
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...
View ArticlePetrie Watson Funding Takes Archaeology Student to Greek Islands
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...
View ArticleFormer USIC student wins prestigious prize in Classical Archaeology
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...
View ArticleSuccess for our Cultural Heritage Management students
Students from our MA Cultural Heritage Management programme secured jobs in the industry (even prior to completion of their degree!)
View ArticleSheffield archaeologists uncover previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery
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...
View ArticleA look back on Woodland Heritage Festival 2018
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...
View ArticleApplications open for the 2019 Andrew Sherratt Fund
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...
View ArticleCongratulations to our January Graduates!
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...
View ArticleProfessor Maureen Carroll gives first public lecture to launch the new Baron...
Professor Maureen Carroll will give first public lecture to launch the new Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material ReligionSheffield Archaeology's Professor Maureen Carroll has been...
View ArticleNew equipment for The Department of Archaeology thanks to Alumni Fund Grant
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...
View ArticleSheffield Archaeology is at the Society of American Archaeology Annual...
Sheffield Archaeology is at the Society of American Archaeology Annual Meeting: Albuquerque, NM 10-14 April 2019!
View ArticleUniversity of Sheffield Woodland Heritage Festival celebrates its fifth...
University of Sheffield Woodland Heritage Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary at Ecclesall Woods!The University of Sheffield Heritage Festival returns to the J G Graves Discovery Centre for its...
View ArticleExperimental Archaeology at Sheffield
Experimental Archaeology at SheffieldThis semester our final year Undergraduates and Masters students have been working with Yvette Marks, from Doncaster Museum, to construct an iron bloomery furnace....
View ArticleNew Study of Medieval Charnel Practices Published by Sheffield Researchers
New study of medieval charnel practices published by Sheffield researchersThe Rothwell Charnel Chapel Project is a multidisciplinary, community-engaged archaeological investigation of a late...
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