Department of Archaeology

Department of Archaeology

Welcome to the Durham University Archaeology Department, one of the largest of its kind in the world. Fourth for our subject in both the Times Good University Guide 2013 and the Complete University Guide 2013, such high rankings are a testament to the research-led community we have built and the expertise we share with our valued students. Judged best in the UK for Archaeology research following the Research Assessment Exercise of 2008, many of our academics have literally 'written the book' on their subject and are the editors of prominent archaeological journals, including Antiquity. As a result, we can offer you high quality teaching, a positive student experience, and crucially, enhanced employability.

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Recent Publications

  • O'Brien, C, Elliott, L, Henderson, C, Caffell, A, Gidney, L Plant macrofossils, charcoal, burnt bone and snails. In: O'Connell, A Harvesting the Stars: A Pagan Temple at Lismullin, Co. Meath. The National Roads Authority; 2013:171-175.
  • Swindles, G T, Galloway, J, Outram, Z, et al. Re-deposited cryptotephra layers in Holocene peats linked to anthropogenic activity. The Holocene. 2013;23:in press.
  • Bishop, R R, Church, M J, Dugmore, A J, Madsen, C K, Møller, N A A charcoal-rich horizon at Ø69, Greenland: Evidence for vegetation burning during the Norse landnám? Journal of Archaeological Science. 2013;40:in press.

Current grants

  • 2012-2017 Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture (£24935.00 from The British Academy) investigated by Rosemary Cramp
  • 2012-2017 Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture (£24935.00 from The British Academy) investigated by Sarah Semple
  • Finding the Samnites: fieldwork in upper Sangro valley, British Academy, £9941 investigated by Robert Witcher
  • Development of Urban Settlement in Roman Italy, EU Marie Curie Fellow Dr Jamie Sewell, £143,122 investigated by Robert Witcher
  • 2012-2013 Understanding the Birth of a Capital (£5580.00 from The British Academy) investigated by Tom Moore
  • 2010-2013 IP 2. Landscape, Authority and Power.... (£114974.40 from HERA) investigated by Sarah Semple

Contact Details

Durham University
Dept of Archaeology
South Road
Durham
DH1 3LE

T: 44(0)191 334-1100
F: 44(0)191 334-1101