School of Archaeology, University of Oxford

School of Archaeology, University of Oxford Archaeology department of the University of Oxford. Comprising of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology & the History of Art and the Institute of Archaeology.

Members of the School conduct major programmes of research into human origins and dispersals, climate change, dating of sites & materials, human diet & health, the nature of the ancient city and Medieval settlement & burial. The School supports teaching in two major undergraduate degrees – Archaeology & Anthropology and Classical Archaeology & Ancient History, as well as a range of post-graduate degrees.

Join EAMENA Project and their colleagues this December for their conference 'Mapping World Archaeology'
24/06/2026

Join EAMENA Project and their colleagues this December for their conference 'Mapping World Archaeology'

Join us for our British Academy & Arcadia 'Mapping World Archaeology' Conference on 7th – 9th December 2026 at Worcester College, Oxford

Mapping World Archaeology, will explore new developments in the recording and documentation of archaeological and cultural heritage across extensive areas of the Middle East, Africa, Central, Southern and East Asia, and South America

📍Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Worcester College, England

📅 Monday, 7th December - Wednesday, 9th December • 9 AM - 5 PM

Conference registration is now open!
Early Bird rate £50 until 1st August!

For those that book early there will also be a small amount of Bed and Breakfast accommodation at New College, Oxford for up to 4 nights from 6th-9th December inclusive.

Follow link to register: 🔗
https://eamena.org/british-academy-arcadia-mapping-world-archaeology-conference

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The School is delighted to share the announcement that Professor Rick Schulting is among the fourteen researchers at the...
23/06/2026

The School is delighted to share the announcement that Professor Rick Schulting is among the fourteen researchers at the University of Oxford awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC), each worth up to €2.5 million over a period of five years.

“Stocking the Past” combines existing and novel biomolecular approaches to identify the foods eaten by people in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain and Ireland.

In particular, it will help distinguish between the consumption of cereals and animal products such as meat and dairy, something that existing methods have struggled to achieve. In doing so, the project will shed light on a major debate about whether arable farming ‘collapsed’ a few centuries after its arrival around 4000 BC, resulting in a shift towards livestock-based economies. The approach will be more broadly applicable for studying past diets in many other regions and time periods.

"The ERC award will allow us to pursue a challenging research problem with a level of focus and support that would otherwise be impossible to achieve. I am especially pleased to be able to support promising early career researchers through the project."

The ERC Advanced Grants competition, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, is one of the most prestigious and competitive funding schemes in the EU. It gives senior researchers the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs. A record of 3,329 proposals was submitted to this funding round, with 9.6% of proposals being selected for funding.

Fourteen researchers at the University of Oxford have been awarded prestigious Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

Hot off the press! A new paper out today (and making the front cover of Nature no less) by an international team of scie...
17/06/2026

Hot off the press! A new paper out today (and making the front cover of Nature no less) by an international team of scientists including Dr Ruairidh Macleod (Research Fellow, All Souls College) and Professor Rick Schulting and Professor Christopher Ramsey - reconstructs plague genomes and shows that the disease was already lethal 5,500 years ago, where it killed humans in small, mobile hunter-gatherer communities – long before the rise of agriculture and cities created the conditions usually associated with plague epidemics.

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago

Jump to 19.35 to see current graduate student, Leah Tavasi, interviewed for this Falklands in Focus news update. Leah is...
20/05/2026

Jump to 19.35 to see current graduate student, Leah Tavasi, interviewed for this Falklands in Focus news update. Leah is conducting fieldwork on shipwrecks in and around the Falklands to explore ocean resilience.

On this week's show we bring you updates on the port causeway, budget, child safeguarding review, pension assistance, road traffic laws and housing figures.W...

👀📽️Professor Sturt Manning (Cornell University) gave a brilliant, thought provoking talk for our Meyerstein Lecture in ...
19/05/2026

👀📽️Professor Sturt Manning (Cornell University) gave a brilliant, thought provoking talk for our Meyerstein Lecture in Archaeology, 2026: 'Identifying climate changes that matter in the past & future relevance' youtu.be/J-JJecM4smQ?... Watch it on our YouTube Channel 👇

Professor Sturt Manning (Distinguished Professor of Arts and Scienc...

🚨Job alert! Our new funded project 'MEMELAND' needs a Postdoctoral Research Associate for 3.5 years. You'll help t...
13/04/2026

🚨Job alert!
Our new funded project 'MEMELAND' needs a Postdoctoral Research Associate for 3.5 years. You'll help transform our understanding of the impact of farming on biodiversity! Full details & to apply 👇 www.arch.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies Deadline midday 11 May

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to join an exciting research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC). MEMELAND involves a collaboration between the University of Oxford; The Arctic University, Tromsø (the coordinating institution); Paris Lodron Univ...

EAMENA Project's Bijan Rouhani contributes to article الجزيرة كوم AljazeeraCom on how ’s cultural heritage is being aff...
19/03/2026

EAMENA Project's Bijan Rouhani contributes to article
الجزيرة كوم AljazeeraCom on how ’s cultural heritage is being affected in current conflict. Reports suggest damage to several historic sites, incl Golestan Palace & Naqsh-e Jahan Square, both World Heritage Sites. Read 🔗

Iran says at least 56 of its heritage sites damaged or destroyed in war.

We are delighted to share this exciting studentship opportunity! A three year funded studentship opportunity on: Technol...
20/02/2026

We are delighted to share this exciting studentship opportunity! A three year funded studentship opportunity on: Technological Processes & Social Organization in Early Northern China project with Dr Anke Hein. The project will fund one full-time DPhil student for 36 months from 1 October 2026. The studentship will cover tuition fees to the ‘home’ rate and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate (currently £20,780p.a.). For full details and to apply - https://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/article/funded-studentiship-opportunity University of Oxford

The Yangshao Period of Neolithic northern China, dating back to around 5000-2500 BCE has received much attention for his high-quality painted pottery and its significant impact on later communities across northern China and in the Central Plain. Similarly, the spread of jade working across much of e...

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