From May to August 2023, we have partnered with the Palace Museum in Beijing, to host ‘Pearl by the Sea - The Comparative Exhibition of Ceramic Finds from Ras al-Khaimah and China’ at the Longquan Celadon Museum in Zhejiang, China.

At ALLEA (The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities) our Professor of Archaeology Robin Coningham was a panelist for their recent General Assembly on Crises and the Importance of Research: "How Prepared Can We Be?"

The history of Chinese trade is sometimes still a bit of a mystery due to the lack of historical records. This is where archaeologists are relying on ceramics to tell the story.

From left to right: Ruben Davtyan, Lynne Welton, Valentina Tumolo, Dan Lawrence, Graham Philip, Rune Rattenborg, Felicitas Ruschel, Michelle de Gruchy and Cathie Draycott.

In May we celebrated our long-standing partnership with the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MS University) of Baroda.

Scientists have unearthed a harrowing story of forgotten children of the past, providing the first direct evidence of the lives of early nineteenth century ‘pauper apprentices’.

Professor Robin Coningham is UNESCO's Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage, the Chair of Early Medieval Archaeology and is Associate Director (World Heritage) in Durham's Institute of Mediaeval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) and Co-Director of Durham's MA International Cultural Heritage Management programme. Here Robin discusses the role of archaeology in urban infrastructure, climate change, disaster and risk, as part of Durham’s Global Lecture Series

The latest talk in our Durham Global Lecture series took place recently at the UK Ambassador’s Residence in Brussels.

Following the news of her death aged 93, we are remembering with fondness and pride the contribution that Professor Dame Rosemary Cramp made to the field of Archaeology and to Durham University.

Sam Betley studied for a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology at between 2015-2018. Now he works as a Senior Policy Advisor at His Majesty's Treasury.

In recognition of World Autism Acceptance Week, 27 March – 2 April 2023, and World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday 2 April, the Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity leads in the Departments of Archaeology, and of Classics and Ancient History have joined together to give students and staff who have experiences of autism a forum.

The Department of Archaeology is proud to announce that we have been ranked 10th in the world for archaeology.