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The '''Department of Archaeology''' at the [[University of York]], England, is a [[academic department|department]] which provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in [[archaeology]] and its sub-disciplines and conducts associated research. It was founded in 1978 and has grown from a small department based at Micklegate House to more than a hundred undergraduate students based at [[King's Manor]] and with scientific facilities at the '''BioArCh''' centre on the main campus.
The '''Department of Archaeology''' at the [[University of York]], England, is a [[academic department|department]] which provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in [[archaeology]] and its sub-disciplines and conducts associated research. It was founded in 1978 and has grown from a small department based at [[Micklegate House]] to more than a hundred undergraduate students based at [[King's Manor]] and with scientific facilities at the '''BioArCh''' centre on the main campus.


==Hosted organisations, research specialities and fieldwork==
==Hosted organisations, research specialities and fieldwork==
[[File:YEAR Centre, University of York.jpg|thumb|YEAR Centre, University of York]]
The archaeology department hosts several specialist organisations:
The archaeology department hosts several specialist organisations:
*[[Archaeology Data Service]] - an open access digital archive for archaeological research outputs
* [[Archaeology Data Service]] - an open access digital archive for archaeological research outputs
*[[Internet Archaeology]] - a fully peer-reviewed electronic journal for archaeology
* [[Internet Archaeology]] - a fully peer-reviewed electronic journal for archaeology
*BioArCh - a specialist centre using scientific and molecular techniques for archaeology
* BioArCh - a specialist centre using scientific and molecular techniques for archaeology
* York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) Centre
*Centre for Digital Heritage - an interdisciplinary centre studying computer-based approaches to heritage. Working with the universities of [[Aarhus University|Aarhus]] (Denmark), [[Leiden University|Leiden]] (Netherlands), [[Lund University|Lund]] (Sweden), [[Uppsala University|Uppsala]] (Sweden).
* Centre for Digital Heritage - an interdisciplinary centre studying computer-based approaches to heritage. Working with the universities of [[Aarhus University|Aarhus]] (Denmark), [[Leiden University|Leiden]] (Netherlands), [[Lund University|Lund]] (Sweden), [[Uppsala University|Uppsala]] (Sweden).
*The ''Post Hole'' - is an archaeology journal run by students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theposthole.org/about |title=The Post Hole |accessdate=11 November 2011 }}</ref>
* The ''Post Hole'' - is an archaeology journal run by students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theposthole.org/about |title=The Post Hole |accessdate=11 November 2011 }}</ref>


The department's faculty has led significant archaeological investigations across [[Great Britain]] and occasionally further afield
The department's faculty has led significant archaeological investigations across [[Great Britain]] and occasionally further afield
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The department opened in 1978, 15 years after the [[University of York#History|university]] itself. The first head of department, [[Philip Rahtz]] built a thematic undergraduate programme specialising in the [[Britain in the Middle Ages|British Middle Ages]]. The programme included a 12-week field course in [[Excavation (archaeology)|archaeological excavation]].<ref name="Dept History" /> The department expanded under [[Martin Carver]] after his appointment in 1986. A [[postgraduate]] programme was added and the department moved to [[King's Manor]]. Subsequently, the department has grown in numbers of students, staff and the diversity of its specialisms: adding [[environmental archaeology]], [[prehistory]], [[computational archaeology]], [[archaeological science]] and [[cultural heritage management]].<ref name="Dept History" />
The department opened in 1978, 15 years after the [[University of York#History|university]] itself. The first head of department, [[Philip Rahtz]] built a thematic undergraduate programme specialising in the [[Britain in the Middle Ages|British Middle Ages]]. The programme included a 12-week field course in [[Excavation (archaeology)|archaeological excavation]].<ref name="Dept History" /> The department expanded under [[Martin Carver]] after his appointment in 1986. A [[postgraduate]] programme was added and the department moved to [[King's Manor]]. Subsequently, the department has grown in numbers of students, staff and the diversity of its specialisms: adding [[environmental archaeology]], [[prehistory]], [[computational archaeology]], [[archaeological science]] and [[cultural heritage management]].<ref name="Dept History" />


==Faculty==
==Academics==
Head of Department:
Head of Department:
*[[Nicky Milner]]
* [[Nicky Milner]]
Deputy Heads of Department:
Deputy Heads of Department:
*Oliver Craig
* Oliver Craig
*[[Stephanie Wynne-Jones]]
* [[Stephanie Wynne-Jones]]


Other academics:
Faculty:
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*[[Michelle Alexander (archaeologist)|Michelle Alexander]]
* [[Michelle Alexander (archaeologist)|Michelle Alexander]]
*Ian Armit
* Ian Armit
*Steve Ashby
* Steve Ashby
*[[Penny Bickle]]
* [[Penny Bickle]]
*Gill Chitty
* [[Gill Chitty]]
*Samuel Cobb
* Samuel Cobb
*Lu Cooke
* Lu Cooke
*Phil Cox
* Phil Cox
*Oliver Craig
* Oliver Craig
*Gareth Dean
* Gareth Dean
*Jonathan Finch
* Jonathan Finch
*Laura Fitton
* Laura Fitton
*Kate Giles
* Kate Giles
*[[Dawn Hadley]]
* [[Dawn Hadley]]
*Jessica Hendy
* Jessica Hendy
*Don Henson
* Don Henson
*Malin Holst
* [[Malin Holst]]
*Matt Jenkins
* Matt Jenkins
*Jim Leary
* Jim Leary
*Aimée Little
* Aimée Little
*Aleksandra McClain
*[[Nicky Milner]]
* [[Aleksandra McClain]]
* [[Nicky Milner]]
*Colleen Morgan
* Colleen Morgan
*Paul O'Higgins
* Paul O'Higgins
*David Orton
* David Orton
*Stephanie Piper
* Stephanie Piper
*Paola Ponce
*[[Julian D. Richards]]
* Paola Ponce
* [[Julian D. Richards]]
*Steve Roskams
* Steve Roskams
*John Schofield
* John Schofield
*Dav Smith
* Dav Smith
*Penny Spikins
* Penny Spikins
*Daryl Stump
* Daryl Stump
*Alice Toso
* Alice Toso
*Nathan Wales
* Nathan Wales
*Kevin Walsh
* Kevin Walsh
{{div col end}}


Honorary and visiting staff:
Honorary and visiting staff:
*[[Joann Fletcher]]
* [[Joann Fletcher]]
*Terry O'Connor
* Terry O'Connor
*[[Dominic Powlesland]]
* [[Dominic Powlesland]]


===Former faculty===
===Former academics===
Heads of department:
Heads of department:
*[[Philip Rahtz]] - 1978-1986<ref name="Dept History" />
* [[Philip Rahtz]] - 1978-1986<ref name="Dept History" />
*[[Martin Carver]] - 1986-1996<ref name="Dept History" />
* [[Martin Carver]] - 1986-1996<ref name="Dept History" />
<!--*Harold Mytum - 1996-2001-->
<!--*Harold Mytum - 1996-2001-->
*[[Jane Grenville]] - 2001-2006<ref name="Carver at York">{{cite web | url=http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/gsp/alumni/carver/york.html | title=York & Antiquity | publisher=Heritage Technology | work=Martin Carver retirement website | accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jane Grenville]] - 2001-2006<ref name="Carver at York">{{cite web | url=http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/gsp/alumni/carver/york.html | title=York & Antiquity | publisher=Heritage Technology | work=Martin Carver retirement website | accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>
*[[Julian D. Richards]] - 2006-2012
* [[Julian D. Richards]] - 2006-2012
*John Schofield - 2011-2018
* John Schofield - 2011-2018
*[[Sara Perry (archaeology)|Sara Perry]] - left 2019
* [[Sara Perry (archaeologist)|Sara Perry]] - left 2019


==Alumni==
==Alumni==
* [[Ken Dark]], [[archaeologist]] : BA Archaeology, 1982<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TcuRJMDaZowC&pg=PR14&lpg=PR14&dq=%22University+of+York%22+%22Ken+Dark%22&source=bl&ots=xvxxU-E9m4&sig=wKeiL56ZCUaAqtUkx5jgyZXAa60&hl=en&ei=iTiMS6HIMo2I0wTzjcDMCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22University%20of%20York%22%20%22Ken%20Dark%22&f=false |title=Landscapes of change: rural ... – Google Books |publisher=books.google.co.uk |accessdate=1 March 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Ken Dark]], [[archaeologist]] : BA Archaeology, 1982<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TcuRJMDaZowC&q=%22University+of+York%22+%22Ken+Dark%22&pg=PR14 |title=Landscapes of change: rural ... – Google Books |isbn=9781840146172 |accessdate=1 March 2010 |author1=Ashgate |year=2004 }}</ref>
* [[Helen Geake]], [[archaeologist]] : DPhil Archaeology, 1991<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/biog_helen.html |title=channel4.com – Time Team – Meet the Team – Helen Geake |publisher=www.channel4.com |accessdate=2 March 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Helen Geake]], [[archaeologist]] : DPhil Archaeology, 1991<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/biog_helen.html |title=channel4.com – Time Team – Meet the Team – Helen Geake |publisher=www.channel4.com |accessdate=2 March 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Roberta Gilchrist]], [[archaeologist]] : DPhil Archaeology, 1989<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/about/staff/r-l-gilchrist.aspx |title=Professor Roberta Gilchrist – University of Reading |publisher=www.reading.ac.uk |accessdate=2 March 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Roberta Gilchrist]], [[archaeologist]] : DPhil Archaeology, 1989<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/about/staff/r-l-gilchrist.aspx |title=Professor Roberta Gilchrist – University of Reading |publisher=www.reading.ac.uk |accessdate=2 March 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Greg Jenner]] - Historical Consultant to CBBC's multi-award-winning 'Horrible Histories'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2996666/ |title=IMDB Greg Jenner |publisher=www.imbd.com |accessdate=10 October 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Greg Jenner]] - Historical Consultant to CBBC's 'Horrible Histories'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2996666/ |title=IMDB Greg Jenner |publisher=www.imdb.com |accessdate=10 October 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Leen Ritmeyer]], archaeologist : MA Conservation Studies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ritmeyer.com/about/ |title=About " Ritmeyer Archaeological Design |publisher=www.ritmeyer.com |accessdate=4 March 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Leen Ritmeyer]], archaeologist : MA Conservation Studies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ritmeyer.com/about/ |title=About " Ritmeyer Archaeological Design |date=17 February 2007 |publisher=www.ritmeyer.com |accessdate=4 March 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Ben Robinson]], The Flying Archaeologist [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s4nsk] (BBC Series) : PhD Archaeology <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/research/phd-theses/#tab-3 |title=Past postgraduate theses |publisher=www.york.ac.uk |accessdate=1 December 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Ben Robinson]], ''[[The Flying Archaeologist]]'' (BBC Series) : PhD Archaeology <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/research/phd-theses/#tab-3 |title=Past postgraduate theses |publisher=www.york.ac.uk |accessdate=1 December 2014 }}</ref>


==Rankings and awards==
==Rankings and awards==
Amongst archaeology departments, York ranked 2nd for Impact, 2nd equal for Environment, and 4th overall in the 2014 [[Research Assessment Exercise]].<ref name="REF2014">{{cite web | url=http://results.ref.ac.uk/(S(1fuxttnxgqj4pwxrmfxxg4gx))/Results/ByUoa/17 | title=REF 2014 | publisher=HEFCE | work=| accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> In the 2015 University Subject Tables, the department was ranked 6th out of 40 with a score of 92.6%.<ref name="University Guide">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=archaeology | title=University Subject Tables - Archaeology | publisher=The Complete University Guide | work=Subject Tables | date=12 May 2014 | accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> The Department was awarded the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize|Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education]] in 2011<ref name="QAP">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/the-prizes/previous-prize-winners?archive%5Bkeywords%5D=University+of+York&x=0&y=0&archive%5Byears%5D=&archive%5Bcountries%5D=&archive%5Binstitutions_type%5D=&archive%5Bsubjectarea%5D=&sort%5Binst_name%5D=asc# | title=Previous Prize-winners | publisher=The Royal Anniversary Trust | work=Queen's Anniversary Trust website | accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>
Amongst archaeology departments, York ranked 2nd for Impact, 2nd equal for Environment, and 4th overall in the 2014 [[Research Assessment Exercise]].<ref name="REF2014">{{cite web | url=http://results.ref.ac.uk/(S(1fuxttnxgqj4pwxrmfxxg4gx))/Results/ByUoa/17 | title=REF 2014 | publisher=HEFCE | accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> In the 2015 University Subject Tables, the department was ranked 6th out of 40 with a score of 92.6%.<ref name="University Guide">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=archaeology | title=University Subject Tables - Archaeology | publisher=The Complete University Guide | work=Subject Tables | date=12 May 2014 | accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> The Department was awarded the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize|Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education]] in 2011<ref name="QAP">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/the-prizes/previous-prize-winners?archive%5Bkeywords%5D=University+of+York&x=0&y=0&archive%5Byears%5D=&archive%5Bcountries%5D=&archive%5Binstitutions_type%5D=&archive%5Bsubjectarea%5D=&sort%5Binst_name%5D=asc# | title=Previous Prize-winners | publisher=The Royal Anniversary Trust | work=Queen's Anniversary Trust website | accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/ Department of Archaeology Home Page]
* [http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/ Department of Archaeology Home Page]
* [https://twitter.com/UofYArchaeology Twitter]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ArchaeologyYork Facebook page]
* [http://theposthole.org/about The Posthole]
* [http://theposthole.org/about The Posthole]
* [http://intarch.ac.uk Internet Archaeology]
* [http://intarch.ac.uk Internet Archaeology]
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Department of Archaeology
The main courtyard at King's Manor
TypeAcademic department
Established1978 (1978)
AffiliationUniversity of York
Head of DepartmentNicky Milner
Academic staff
28
Undergraduates300
Postgraduates100
Location
York
,
Yorkshire
,
England

53°57′45″N 1°05′11″W / 53.9624°N 1.0865°W / 53.9624; -1.0865
Websitewww.york.ac.uk/archaeology

The Department of Archaeology at the University of York, England, is a department which provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in archaeology and its sub-disciplines and conducts associated research. It was founded in 1978 and has grown from a small department based at Micklegate House to more than a hundred undergraduate students based at King's Manor and with scientific facilities at the BioArCh centre on the main campus.

Hosted organisations, research specialities and fieldwork

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YEAR Centre, University of York

The archaeology department hosts several specialist organisations:

  • Archaeology Data Service - an open access digital archive for archaeological research outputs
  • Internet Archaeology - a fully peer-reviewed electronic journal for archaeology
  • BioArCh - a specialist centre using scientific and molecular techniques for archaeology
  • York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) Centre
  • Centre for Digital Heritage - an interdisciplinary centre studying computer-based approaches to heritage. Working with the universities of Aarhus (Denmark), Leiden (Netherlands), Lund (Sweden), Uppsala (Sweden).
  • The Post Hole - is an archaeology journal run by students.[1]

The department's faculty has led significant archaeological investigations across Great Britain and occasionally further afield

Site Image Location Period(s) Director(s) Years excavated
Star Carr North Yorkshire Mesolithic Chantal Conneller (Manchester) Nicky Milner, Barry Taylor (Chester) 2003-2015[2]
Castell Henllys Pembrokeshire Iron Age Harold Mytum
Sutton Hoo Suffolk Anglo-Saxon Martin Carver 1983-1992
Wharram Percy East Yorkshire Medieval Philip Rahtz (among others) 1950-1990

History

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Micklegate House; the department's first building[3]
The main entrance to King's Manor.

The department opened in 1978, 15 years after the university itself. The first head of department, Philip Rahtz built a thematic undergraduate programme specialising in the British Middle Ages. The programme included a 12-week field course in archaeological excavation.[3] The department expanded under Martin Carver after his appointment in 1986. A postgraduate programme was added and the department moved to King's Manor. Subsequently, the department has grown in numbers of students, staff and the diversity of its specialisms: adding environmental archaeology, prehistory, computational archaeology, archaeological science and cultural heritage management.[3]

Academics

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Head of Department:

Deputy Heads of Department:

Other academics:

Honorary and visiting staff:

Former academics

[edit]

Heads of department:

Alumni

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Rankings and awards

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Amongst archaeology departments, York ranked 2nd for Impact, 2nd equal for Environment, and 4th overall in the 2014 Research Assessment Exercise.[11] In the 2015 University Subject Tables, the department was ranked 6th out of 40 with a score of 92.6%.[12] The Department was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2011[13]

References

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  1. ^ "The Post Hole". Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Recent Excavations". Star Carr website. Star Carr archaeology project. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e "History of the Department". Department of Archaeology Website. University of York. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "York & Antiquity". Martin Carver retirement website. Heritage Technology. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ^ Ashgate (2004). Landscapes of change: rural ... – Google Books. ISBN 9781840146172. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  6. ^ "channel4.com – Time Team – Meet the Team – Helen Geake". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Professor Roberta Gilchrist – University of Reading". www.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  8. ^ "IMDB Greg Jenner". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. ^ "About " Ritmeyer Archaeological Design". www.ritmeyer.com. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Past postgraduate theses". www.york.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. ^ "REF 2014". HEFCE. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  12. ^ "University Subject Tables - Archaeology". Subject Tables. The Complete University Guide. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Previous Prize-winners". Queen's Anniversary Trust website. The Royal Anniversary Trust. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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