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Research in the Archaeology Department is of both national and international standing, as recognised by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise in which 75% of our publications was considered to be of international importance

Main research themes

Ancient and medieval landscapes of Europe and the Mediterranean

Moncayo Archaeological Survey Co-Investigator Dr Richard Pope hand augeringOur research under this theme exploits the departmental expertise in field, landscape and geoarchaeology to investigate the evolution of environments in southern England and the Mediterranean, as well as the Caucasus and the Near East. Research foci are the role of humans in landscape change, the influence of changing climate on human activity and the development of complex economies.

Projects under this theme:

  • Southern Quantocks Archaeological Survey
  • La Balagne Landscape Project, Corsica
  • Anglo-Georgian Expedition to Nokalakevi, Georgia
  • Tintagel Region Archaeological Landscape Project
  • Moncayo Archaeological Survey, Spain

The archaeology of religion and the life cycle

The in situ Winchester pilgrim badge from the Magdalen Hill excavation, evidence for medieval pilgrimage to Santiago de CompostelaStaff researching in this theme are examining a wide range of topics including prehistoric burials in unusual places (for example caves), burial in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval period, the archaeology of warfare, Romano-Celtic temples, early Christianity in Africa and the Near East, and the archaeology of the English Church.

 

Projects under this theme:

  • The Magdalen Hill Archaeological Research Project
  • Lalibela Archaeological Research Project, Ethiopia

The Centre for Applied Archaeology and Heritage Management (CAAHM)

CAAHM logo with Winchester moot hornCAAHM is the Archaeology Department's outward-facing portal to the professional and non-professional archaeological and heritage community. Find out more about CAAHM

Other areas of research

Cover of Everill and Nicholls 2011 showing smiling Archaeology students at an excavation In early 2011, Dr Paul Everill and PhD student Rachel Nicholls carried out the first ever complete survey of the various approaches to fieldwork provision and assessment across the UK Higher Education sector. The aim was to compare responses from across the sector in order to produce an overview of the variety of approaches taken. This research has provided much needed data on archaeological fieldwork provision and assessment, and has done so on the eve of the greatest ever change to Higher Education provision in the UK. It is intended that this survey be repeated at regular intervals in order to map changes as the sector negotiates significant new challenges.

View the report, Archaeological Fieldwork Training: Provision and Assessment in Higher Education

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