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.
Over the course of the three-day celebration, over 4,700 people visited the Celebrate Science marquee to engage with exhibits created and presented by over 200 staff and student volunteers from University departments and associates from local schools and industry.
Gavin Duthie Photography
Staff and students from the Archaeology Department provided insights into what it is like to be an archaeologist and how the remains that people leave behind can help us to understand the past. Visitors were invited to identify different types of animal skulls, label the bones of a life-sized model of a human skeleton, discover what archaeologists can learn about past people, their health, lifestyle and diet and the opportunity to uncover artefacts in a table-top excavation.
A big thank you to the Science Engagement team for organising Celebrate Science, to student and staff volunteers from the Department of Archaeology who did a fantastic job of sharing their knowledge and expertise to visitors and to members of the public who visited our exhibit with all of their thought-provoking questions about the past!
Our Department of Archaeology is a leading centre for the study of archaeology and is ranked 10th in the world (QS World University Rankings by subject 2023). We are an inclusive, vibrant and international community. Our students develop knowledge and gain essential and transferable skills through research-led teaching and lab-based training.
