The Department of Archaeology is proud to announce that we have been ranked 10th in the world for archaeology.

Learn about the career of Matthew Bamborough, who studied for a BSc in Archaeology between 2015-2018. Since then he has worked in field archaeology and completed an MSc at Oxford University. Now he works as a heritage consultant.

Rewriting World Archaeology: South Asia is a mentoring programme led by Antiquity and Durham University Department of Archaeology that will mentor early career researchers from South Asia.

Practical workshops are helping to invigorate young Jordanians' interest in their heritage.

We recently took part in a delegation along with the Department of Education to collaborate with academic institutions and archaeological organisations in India. We are all looking forward to working together to manage cultural heritage sustainably.

The site of Tilaurakot, located in southwest Nepal, represents one of the best-preserved ancient cities within South Asia. Applying evidence uncovered through recent archaeological investigations supported by Durham University, the Government of Nepal is now preparing Tilaurakot for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Learn about the career of Danielle Silverman, who studied for a BA in Archaeology between 2015-2018. Now she is studying for a PhD in anthropology at the University of Illinois.

Remembering Durham alumna Brenda Heywood

Our archaeologists have found what they say is the first solid scientific evidence suggesting that Vikings crossed the North Sea to Britain with dogs and horses.

Last summer, a group of Durham Archaeology students took part in a very special discovery: the first Late Bronze Age (c. 1200-900 BC) warrior stela found in its original context in Iberia.

Professor Paul Pettitt, from our Department of Archaeology, sheds some light on Neanderthal art.

A research team including two Durham University academics have decoded the meaning of markings seen in Ice Age drawings, and in doing so found evidence of early writing dating back at least 14,000 years earlier than previously thought.