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Department of Archaeology

 

Megan Hinks

PhD student in Archaeology

Read more at: The Transition to Agriculture at the edges of Eurasia ~ Neolithisation in the British Isles and the Jomon-Yayoi transition ~

The Transition to Agriculture at the edges of Eurasia ~ Neolithisation in the British Isles and the Jomon-Yayoi transition ~

This two-day symposium, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, Daiwa Foundation, and the European Research Council, will present the latest advances on the transition to farming in the British Isles and the Japanese archipelago as well as the key outputs of the ENCOUNTER project. A total of 19 speakers will discuss different...


Dr Qin-Qin Lu

Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Fellow and Keeper of the Works of Art, St Edmund's College

Read more at: Research of golden threads of Ukraine and Kazakhstan: comparative analysis

Research of golden threads of Ukraine and Kazakhstan: comparative analysis

Chronologically, the research materials cover a period of 1400 years, spanning from the first century CE to the 15th century CE. These materials were discovered on the territories of Ukraine and Kazakhstan and share significant commonalities. The comparison enables a broad examination of the history of Eurasia, emphasizing...


Vaneshree Vidyarthi

Research Assistant, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

PhD student

Dr Alexander Weide

Assistant Professor in Environmental Archaeology

Read more at: An early Iron Age Sarmatian female elite burial at Taksay-1, western Kazakhstan

An early Iron Age Sarmatian female elite burial at Taksay-1, western Kazakhstan

The Taksay-1 Kurgan Complex is located on the territory of the Terekty district of the West Kazakhstan Region and consists of six kurgans. In 2012, an archaeological team from the West Kazakhstan Local History Museum, led by Dr. Yana Lukpanova, discovered and excavated a unique elite burial of a woman from a privileged...


Read more at: New geochronological and geoarchaeological evidence of human transformations of the Mediterranean landscape during the late Middle Holocene

New geochronological and geoarchaeological evidence of human transformations of the Mediterranean landscape during the late Middle Holocene

Watch online: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3asm8Af8_kfFvAi8IAHA4f9K1B9... Title: New geochronological and geoarchaeological evidence of human transformations of the Mediterranean landscape during the late Middle Holocene Abstract: Multidisciplinary palaeoenvironmental research has highlighted profound...


Read more at: Coal and Iron in Northern Roman Britain

Coal and Iron in Northern Roman Britain

Watch online: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3asm8Af8_kfFvAi8IAHA4f9K1B9... Title: Coal and Iron in Northern Roman Britain Abstract: The occurrence of coal on Romano-British archaeological sites has been recognized for many years, but the evidence for how coal was actually employed was mostly circumstantial...


Alexes Mes

PhD Student in Archaeology