Research Projects in the Department of Archaeology

The Cambridge Heritage Science Hub Initiative (CHERISH)

Cambridge is home to world-leading researchers across archaeological science, technical art history and heritage science, based at Department of Archaeology, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the Hamilton Kerr Institute, among others. There are multiple synergies across these institutions in terms of research methodologies, goals and ambitions in the field of technical and scientific investigation of works of art and archaeological objects.

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.

Research Projects in the Department of Archaeology

The Cambridge Heritage Science Hub Initiative (CHERISH)

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

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