Our archaeologists Durham Archaeology have been investigating the El Castillejo Islamic settlement in Los Guajares, Granada and they've made a fascinating new discovery ⛏️ 👉 brnw.ch/21wIWAF Paolo Forlin Chris Gerrard

At the current survey site, we have a particularly moving area featuring some children’s graves. This robin is their guardian - consistently & carefully watching & following us as we work, but never straying far from the stones.

I can’t help but be moved.

🌍 We are delighted to share that globally we are ranked =5th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024! 🌍

Learn more in our news story 👉: durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

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We're excited to share with you that we've been ranked joint 5th in world for Archaeology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 ⛏️🏺🦖

So what's it like studying Archaeology? Dig into Holly's student blog to find out 👉 brnw.ch/21wIGV0

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Secondly, we’d like to announce the winners of our research grants - Megan Olshefski Durham University & Beatrijs de Groot & Jamie Forde The University of Edinburgh - more information on those projects in the coming days! 🥸 #PMAC24

Congratulations to Alex Brown, Frank Krauss, Christopher Gerrard, and Rebecca Gowland of Durham University for being awarded a The Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant for their project on 'Modelling the Black Death and Social Connectivity in Medieval England'. durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

Last Tuesday night was the official opening of the MacDonald Gallery, with a selection of special guests. Here is a glimpse behind the scenes.
The displays showcase China's long and fascinating ceramics history from the Neolithic period to the present day.
#DUOrientalMuseum

After this weekend’s field-walking outing, I can only embrace the #postmedieval #archaeology that broke my soul last excavation season…

We’re helping to monitor the UK’s #hedgehogs to try & reverse the fall in their numbers. Durham University & @mammalweb are partners in the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme People's Trust for Endangered Species Hedgehog Society 🦔

Find out more & get involved 👉 brnw.ch/21wIc0q
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As part of a wellbeing project, we will be test-pitting on a former residential site in Durham. Following Durham County Council’s ‘D’ village policy, much of Waterhouses was demolished. Megan Olshefski Sally Dixon Rachael Kiddey 💙 Dr Hilary Orange Industrial Teesside Ben Curtis Durham Archaeology

I’m sometimes asked what initially drew me to the field of early childhood education.

From now on I’m just going to show people this video.

Bottom line: there is no more joyful an experience than being in community with young children. Their enthusiasm, wonderment, and

The Survey team and Durham’s finest gravestone carver - solving one mystery at a time.

(Chances are you will not guess who is who.)

Academics, nobody will remember:
- Your fancy title
- Your salary
- How many hours you worked
- How cited you were
- How stressed you were

People will remember:
- That one time your expertise came in handy at the pub quiz

A photo taken the last time I was in Scotland, while undertaking the #DunbarToDurham trek.

In a few days, I’ll return to present to the local community - with payment going to Scottish veterans.

Looking forward to being back!

(And no, I am not walking there.)

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Post-medieval coffee, anyone?

It’s the simple things.

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First day of #archaeology fieldwork for 2024! A side-project survey with much to reveal…

A “first meeting” from 2022 following years of documentary research & perhaps my favorite image from that season. Unscaled, black & white, digital; channeling the artistic brilliance of Allan Ludwig. gravestone.studies Chris Gerrard Emerson Baker Society for Historical Archaeology Soc Post-Med Archaeology

“Are you the archaeologist who walked from Dunbar to Durham?”

“I am. Wait, are you Gary Bankhead?”

After years of following each other via social media, these two Durham Archaeology #archaeologists happened to run into each other at the morning coffee run.

Great to chat, Gary!

Was reminded that on this day, a 20-year-old undergrad me (w/better eyesight & no grey hairs…) quite literally & purposefully chose Latin declensions over boys. I admire & thank her for her tenacity.

(….Yes that is a mango in the foreground.)

📢EAMENA has developed an automatic change detection (ACD) system using Google Earth Engine (GEE) to keep track of the destruction of cultural heritage in #Gaza - read all about what it shows about the damage in our latest blog post👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
eamena.org/eamena-blog-0
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