Staff

Mr Ruaridh Ellison, BSc (Hons), MSc (Dunelm)

Member of the Department of Archaeology

Conference and Workshop organisation

‘FIRST CITIES’ - AN EXPLORATION OF EARLY CITIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA’: (aka ‘A Tale of Trypillia Cities’; ‘Prehistoric Poleis’; ‘Wrong Time, Wrong Place’) Volunteer for Student Conference Team

UKAS 2015 UK Archaeological Sciences Conference 2015 student helper

Where The Wild Things Are: Recent Advances in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Research Organisation Committee and Support

Whose Past? An interdisciplinary debate on the repatriation of artefacts and reburial of human remains Executive Committee and Support

The Prehistoric Society 2013 Europa Conference 2013 – The rise of Bronze Age society: new results from science and archaeology student helpers

Public outreach

Student Community Action Subject Talks

Antioch Archaeology group

Research Interests

Bioarchaeology and Ethics
Biomolecular archaeology (stable isotope geochemistry)
Diet, identity and isotopes (Timelines in teeth)
Environmental change and Society
Foodways and diasporas

Teaching Areas

Demonstrator on Research and Study Skills in Archaeological Science: Isotopes Demonstration
(7 hours/year.)
Lecturer on Student Archaeology Workshops: Isotopes in Archaeology
(2 hours/year.)
Tutor on ARCH1041 Scientific Methods in Archaeology
(13 hours/year.)
Tutor on ARCH1081 Applied Archaeological Methods
(18 hours/year.)
Tutor on ARCH1121 Discovering World Prehistory
(6 hours/year.)
Tutor on ARCH1071 Archaeology in Action
(16 hours/year.)

Indicators of Esteem

2016: Chair 2016 to 2018: Durham Medieval Archaeologists (DMA)
2015: GoUNESCO Campus Ambassador (GCA): Durham University
2014: Committee Member 2014 to 2017: The Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland (Arch and Arch (AASDN) Trustee)
2014: Heritage Skills in Education team leader: Heritage Skills Initiative (North of England Civic Trust)
2014: President 2014 to 2015: Durham University Archaeology Society
2014: Student Liaison Officer: Council for British Archaeology (CBA) North
2011: Treasurer 2011 to 2013: Durham University Archaeology Society
2008: Trustee 2008 to 2012: Stewartry Archeological Trust