Our Archaeology department is home to a new £2m facility providing cutting-edge tools to support heritage science across North East England and nationally.

The Melsonby Hoard has been nominated for a national award by one of the UK’s leading archaeological publications.

We’ve been awarded £1.7 million to help deliver courses that will increase opportunities for students and support economic growth.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a major Bronze Age settlement on the Kazakh Steppe region, shedding new light on a key phase of Central Asian prehistory.

Archaeologist Anna Leone has played a central role in the opening of a new interactive museum in Chenini, southern Tunisia.

The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Professor Paul Pettitt of our Archaeology Department explores the evidence that our ancient sister species, the Neanderthals, were capable of creating art.

Archaeologists have revealed new insights into how the world’s first farming villagers formed communities, moved across the land and responded to outsiders. 

We’re hosting a new exhibition marking the centenary of China’s prestigious Palace Museum.

A New Zealand researcher is joining us on a four-year professorship to study the bioethics of the use, curation, and repatriation of anatomical skeletal collections.

Ancient plant samples have shown that farmers in the Middle East prioritised wine production over olive growing during times of climatic change.

Twenty of our researchers will take important roles in assessing UK universities’ research quality.

We’ve formalised our already productive collaboration with Raby Castle, connecting world-class research with one of the North East’s most iconic heritage sites.