Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton
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Bluesky account for the Department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton.
Geophysical survey in Wiltshire. What could possibly go wrong??!!
The Council of the Royal Anthropological Institute (therai.org.uk/about/) has voted to award Anna Collar the Curl Lectureship for 2027, an honor given to early‑career scholars who show exceptional promise. Congratulations Anna!
Out and about! Wyke Down, finishing off some the features that were half dug at the end of the student excavation.
Ka‑Kin, Lecturer in Anthropology, joined a University delegation to Fudan University led by Vice‑President Andrew Atherton, while also delivering invited lectures on his long‑term ethnographic research in China at Zhejiang, Xiamen and Peking University,
The MarEA Project has completed a successful 7‑day training program with our colleagues from the Saudi Heritage Commission, blending lectures, seminars, and hands‑on work in remote sensing, GIS, GNSS surveying, and heritage documentation.
Here is Will, excavating a dog skeleton! Week-2 of 1st years student's field work.
As part of our research we are asked to provide expert advice to the Department of Culture, Media and Sports. The recommendations are then discussed at UNESCO by the Member States. @Charlotte Joy
Have you ever seen an Early Neolithic, leaf shaped Arrowhead before? Here you go, fresh from the field..
Archaeology fieldwork day-1 with our 1st year students!
Bioarchaeology & Trauma Analysis with Dr Simon Mays from Historic England.
This week, students on our Maritime Museums and Heritage Management Department of Archaeology UoS module visited Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and the Mary Rose Museum as part of their experiential learning programme.
Testing our new Electromagnetic Conductivity meter!
Diving and training for ARCH2042- Introduction to Scientific Diving. Department of Archaeology - 2nd year module. Video by Cal T. Pols.
Digital Humanities workshop focused on laser scanning and 3D printing, giving our 3rd‑year students hands‑on experience with photogrammetry and data visualization in archaeology. Brilliant engagement and fantastic results all around!
It's #hillfortswednesday so have some photos of the wonderful Old Sarum.
We've finally moved over to Bluesky from the other place. Follow us to find out more about Archaeology at Southampton, our staff, students and research.