Current students and staff from the Department of Archaeology are invited to take part in our short Wellness, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Staff and Student Survey to help the EDI Committee write an EDI statement for the Department.

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We have partnered with University of Oxford to build the world's largest weed database. This aids in studying historical agricultural practices and assessing modern food system resilience amidst global challenges like climate crisis.

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Final year undergraduates - don’t forget to feed back on your experience and help future students.

Complete the National Student Survey - thestudentsurvey.com

The short film made by our technician Ewan, which features an experiment conducted as part of a student's dissertation project, is being featured in York Archaeology's 'TRACES: Film & Archaeology' screening event.

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The National Student Survey 2024 is open!

Final year undergraduates - remember the #NSS is your chance to tell us what you think we’ve done well, and where you think we should make changes.

Please complete the National Student Survey - thestudentsurvey.com

Wondering what direction to take after your degree? Join us for our Alumni Networking Evening with alumni (former students) who are now working in industry.

🕐 29 Feb 5:30-8pm
📍 Jessop West
All taught students welcome

Register here (deadline 12 Feb): forms.gle/MVeEr7qcvRwj2E…

Congratulations to alumnus, Dr Janet Young, for receiving the Order of Ottawa for her work as the Curator of Physical Anthropology at the Canadian Museum of History and her outstanding contribution to bioarchaeology 🎉

Read more about her research here: historymuseum.ca/blog/bone-dete…

Yvette Marks was awarded the Andrew Sherratt Fund award, enabling her to receive training and conduct SEM analysis as part of her PhD studies.

She analysed metallurgical material from experimental campaigns, reconstructing an early copper smelting furnace from the Aegean. 🔍

Our postgraduate online open day is tomorrow! Talk to staff and students about your subject and get advice on funding and scholarships. Sheffield graduates are eligible for a 20% discount on postgraduate taught course tuition fees.

Book here:
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Thinking of doing a masters? Talk to staff and students at our online open day on 29 November. You can find out more about your subject, chat to current postgraduate students and get advice on funding, scholarships and how to apply.

Book your place here:
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Arts and Humanities has ranked 74th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024!

Thank you to everyone who helped us to achieve this result 🎉
#THEUniRankings   #WUR2024

In 4 Oct, I will participate in a TICCIH_IndustrialHeritage online workshop on 'Collaborative Map of Industrial Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean' during the '2nd TICCIH Global Members Meeting'.
I will discuss 'Citizen Participation in Mapping Labour Culture'.

Had a fantastic time at @livuni doing SEM analysis on some of my copper slags & conglomerates, for my PhD research. The analysis and training was funded by the Archaeology at Sheffield ‘s Andrew Sherratt Fund. It will give further understanding on how the copper smelting furnaces functioned.

Inspiring day yesterday representing #RootsandFutures Faculty of Arts and Humanities The University of Sheffield Archaeology at Sheffield at #Sheffield Sheffield City Council City Goals stewardship group! Lots of data and perspectives that attest to the importance of diversity of representation in the city, in #heritage and beyond.

Professor John Moreland, from Archaeology at Sheffield, comments on the potential history behind a cannon found by magnet fisherman in the River Don last Saturday.

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I'm honoured to represent Archaeology at Sheffield and Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time as keynote speaker at the 6th International Industrial Heritage Conference organised by the U. Bucharest. I will discuss 'Post-industrial communities's heritage: from active forgetting to inclusive remembering'.

Two more work placement students Harry and Seth joined the department in July. They shadowed our Technical Team and learnt about archaeological fieldwork and post-excavation work, including finds washing and recording, 3D scanning and lab-based analysis! #Archaeology

A great exhibit created in collaboration with Archaeology at Sheffield

The Archaeology at Sheffield has partnered with archaeologists at the University of Oxford and Cerne Abbas Historical Society to find a Benedictine abbey that has lain undisturbed for almost five centuries! 🕰️

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We have had the pleasure of hosting work placement student Finlay this month. He shadowed our technical team and learnt about the work we do in the labs and in the field! He also helped us prepare thin section samples, cleaned artefacts, 3D scanned and had a go at excavation! ⚒️