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DURHAM UNIVERSITY

  1. Institution Name:
    Durham University
  2. Department Title:
    Department of Archaeology
  3. Faculty in Medieval/Post-Medieval/Historical Archaeology:
    1. Caple, Chris (Ph.D., Bradford, Senior Lecturer), Ancient materials and object analysis, conservation, Welsh medieval castles.
    2. Church, Mike (PhD, Edinburgh, Lecturer), environmental archaeology, North Atlantic Viking archaeology (Greenland, Iceland, Scotland).
    3. Gerrard, Chris M. (PhD, Bristol; Reader) later medieval archaeology, Spanish medieval archaeology, fieldwork techniques, ceramics, Templars and Hospitallers, CRM, history and theory of medieval archaeology.
    4. Graves, Pam C. (PhD, Glasgow; Senior Lecturer) medieval and post-medieval urbanism, glass, church archaeology, North Sea rim in post-medieval period, archaeological theory.
    5. Semple, Sarah (DPhil, Oxford, Lecturer), Death and burial in early medieval Britain, Cult sites in pre-Christian and Conversion period Europe, Anglo-Saxon archaeology, Landscape archaeology, interdisciplinary approaches to early medieval research.
  4. Other Related Faculty/Staff:
    1. Bailiff, Ian (MSc, Oxford, Professor) Dating techniques, Luminescence Chapman, John (PhD, London, Reader) Prehistory of Central and Eastern Europe, archaeological theory.
    2. Coningham, Robin (PhD, Cambridge, Professor) Archaeology of Buddhism, archaeology of Southern Asia.
    3. Cramp, Rosemary (PhD, Prof. Emeritus) Anglo-Saxon archaeology and sculpture.
    4. Diaz Andreu, Margarita (PhD, Madrid, Senior Lecturer) Iberian and Mediterranean prehistory, history of archaeology, archaeological theory.
    5. Gowland, Becky (PhD, Durham, Lecturer) Palaeopathology, Roman and Anglo-Saxon burial.
    6. Hingley, Richard (PhD, Southampton, Reader) Roman Archaeology, Later Prehistory in Britain.
    7. Kennet, Derek (PhD, SOAS, Lecturer) Early Historic/Medieval Indian archaeology, Islamic archaeology.
    8. Leone, Anna (PhD, Leicester, Lecturer) Late Antique urbanism, Byzantine archaeology, North African archaeology.
    9. Moore, Tom (PhD, Durham, Lecturer) Iron Age Britain and Europe, Roman archaeology, CRM.
    10. Millard, Andrew (DPhil, Oxford, Senior Lecturer) Dating techniques, Bayesian statistic, bone chemistry
    11. Philip, Graham (PhD, Edinburgh, Professor) Archaeology of East Mediterranean, Ancient Middle East.
    12. Roberts, Charlotte (PhD, Bradford, Professor) Physical anthropology, human remains, biocultural approaches to archaeology.
    13. Rowley-Conwy, Peter (PhD, Cambridge, Professor) Hunter-gatherers, origins of agriculture, zooarchaeology.
    14. Richards, Mike (DPhil, Oxford, Professor) Archaeological science, human diets, Isotope analysis in archaeology.
    15. Scarre, Chris (PhD, Cambridge, Professor) European Neolithic, Early farming societies.
    16. Skeates, Robin (DPhil, Oxford, Senior Lecturer), Museum studies and Heritage management, European Prehistory.
    17. White, Mark (PhD, Cambridge, Senior Lecturer) Palaeolithic of Britain and Europe.
    18. Wilkinson, Tony (Professor) Archaeology of the Middle East, Landscape archaeology, Geoarchaeology
    19. Wilson, Penny (PhD, Liverpool, Lecturer) Egyptology, Roman and Late antique archaeology in Egypt.
    20. Witcher, Rob (PhD, Leicester, Lecturer) Etruscan and Roman Italy, Roman Britain, GIS, Landscape archaeology
  5. General Statement:
    The department offers an M.A. in Historical Archaeology as one strand in its M.A. in Archaeology. M.A. students have the opportunity to study all aspects of the archaeology of the period A.D. 400-1800, both in Britain and across the world. Particular emphasis is placed on the social and cultural context of material culture and on new theoretical approaches to the past. Ongoing research projects include: Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Sculpture, Assembly and Power in Britain and Scandinavia, Castles after the Middle Ages, the monastic landscape of Wearmouth and Jarrow, field survey in England and Spain, traditional houses, post-medieval Newcastle, north-east regional research framework for the historic environment, and Thermoluminescence dating of bricks. Besides the M.A. in Historical Archaeology, we also offer an M.A. in Museum and Artefact studies, alongside the excellent museum facilities in Durham, an M.Sc in Palaeopathology, and M.Sc in Human Palaeoecology. Durham’s medieval Cathedral and Castle are also a World Heritage site. Graduate students have access to excellent technical and laboratory facilities in a building newly refitted in 1996. Library facilities include large collections of early modern printed books and palaeographic training in 17th- and 18th-century documents. Staff have major field projects concerning a range of aspects including Historic Archaeology in Britain and throughout the world. We also offer M.A.s, M.Phils., and Ph.D.s by research in a range of subject areas. Students are encouraged to Contact relevant members of staff to discuss possible topics.
  6. For More Information Contact:
    The Postgraduate Admissions Secretary (topgarch.admissions@durham.ac.uk) or Dr. Pam Graves, MA Convenor, Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK; phone: 334-1100; fax: 334-1101; Email: c.p.graves@durham.ac.uk; Web page: http://www.dur.ac.uk/Archaeology