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New edition of key Archaeology textbook welcomes new co-author and looks to the future

Serving as a core textbook, and engaging students with contemporary issues, this book is designed to support students studying Archaeology at an introductory level.
Book cover of the sixth edition of 'Archaeology An Introduction', authored by Hannah Cobb, Kevin Green and Tom Moore. The cover photo shows two archaeologists in high vis vests and hard hats working on an excavation site, with equipment such as trowels, shovels and buckets. The Routledge logo is visible in the bottom left corner.

Alumni Spotlight: Edith Chong

Edith Chong studied for a BA in Archaeology between 2015 and 2018. Now she works as a Cataloguer for the Watch Department at Bonhams Auctioneers, based in London.
Durham alumna Edith Chong stood in the street

Research Dialogues 2023-2024

RESEARCH DIALOGUES is a competitive award that supports Durham Archaeology postgraduate researchers to lead workshops, symposia, seminar series or other stimulating events on timely and relevant topics.
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Labour Specialisation and Organisational Development of Ceramic Industries in China

Durham University archaeologists Xiaohang Song, Dr Ran Zhang and Professor Derek Kennet have recently published a new study into the complex development of the Chinese ceramic industry.
The dragon kiln structure is built on a slope near a mountain and river in South China, specifically in Longquan County, Zhejiang Province. It boasts a large capacity for loading ceramic firings. Photograph by Derek Kennet (2017).

International Women's Day 2024

The departments of Archaeology and Classics and Ancient History have teamed up to discuss everyday sexism for this year's International Women's Day.
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Professor Dame Rosemary Cramp to be honoured with a Blue Plaque in South Tyneside

The Archaeology Department co-founder and pioneer will be recognised for her importance to local history and heritage.
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Durham research has a lasting global impact

We have launched a new Global Research Brochure where we shine a light on some of our incredible researchers who are making a difference in the world.
A globe with lines showing connections between different parts of the world.

Archaeologists shed new light on children’s health during Industrial Revolution

Our archaeologists have helped shed new light on the health of children living in North East England during the Industrial Revolution.
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The inaugural class of the MSc in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology graduates at Durham Cathedral: a groundbreaking moment

Under the Norman nave of Durham Cathedral, amidst the massive columns and rounded arches that impart a sense of solidity and timelessness, the students of the MSc in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology of the Department of Archaeology have paraded one by one.
Group photo of 10 smiling people in formal dress standing outside a red brick building, spaced evenly around a metal building sign reading 'Durham University Anthropology Archaeology Dawson Building'. 8 of the 10 are also wearing black graduation gowns.

Celebrate Science 2023: Celebrating Science through Archaeology

Between the 31st October and 2nd November 2023, Durham University’s Archaeology staff and students provided a series of exciting hands-on activities at the Science and Engagement team’s annual celebration of science on Palace Green.
Volunteers from Archaeology in purple shirts talking to children and parents about different human and animal skulls. In the foreground is a full-size plastic teaching skeleton.

The Bishop Big Dig: Community Archaeology at the Times Higher Education Awards

In December 2023, representatives of The Bishop Big Dig project and Durham University attended the annual THE Awards Dinner, dubbed the 'Oscars of higher education'. Congratulations once again to The Bishop Big Dig project, shortlisted for 'Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community'.
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Tooth analysis reveals Roman child travelled thousands of miles to Britain

Our archaeologists have helped establish that a male born in the Roman period (AD 43-410) travelled thousands of miles to Britain as a child.
A female researcher examining a Roman tooth in a laboratory