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Department of Archaeology

 
Read more at: ANCESTORS: Making Ancestors: the politics of death in prehistoric Europe

ANCESTORS: Making Ancestors: the politics of death in prehistoric Europe

The above photo shows: A left lateral aspect of a cranium from Catignano (a Middle Neolithic village in Abruzzo), showing two healing trepanations on the left parietal bone and healed fracture on the left frontal and parietal bones of a 40-50 year old female

 


Read more at: FENSCAPES: Archaeology, Natural Heritage and Environmental Change

FENSCAPES: Archaeology, Natural Heritage and Environmental Change

This archaeology-led initiative focuses on the East Anglian Fens, an extraordinary landscape where exceptional preservation of organic artefacts and environmental evidence gives unparalleled insights into the last 5,000 years of communities, resources and habitats.


Read more at: The Socio-Technics of Painted Pottery: From Microscopic Evidence to Macroscopic Histories

The Socio-Technics of Painted Pottery: From Microscopic Evidence to Macroscopic Histories

This project presents a comparative study of two major Neolithic painted pottery traditions situated at opposite ends of Eurasia: the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture in southeastern Europe and the Yangshao-Majiayao cultural sequence in northwest China. While their remarkably similar decorative repertoires have long been noted, this research moves beyond typological comparison to interrogate the technological practices and organisational structures underlying their production systems.