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  1. Institution Name:
    University of Leicester
  2. Department Title:
    School of Archaeology & Ancient History
  3. Faculty in Medieval/Post-Medieval/Historical/Industrial (not maritime archaeology).
    1. Dr José C Carvajal López (Lecturer in Historical Archaeology). Licenciatura, Spain. Islamization; ceramics analysis; historical archaeology; Islamic archaeology and heritage; medieval and post-medieval Iberia; the Persian–Arabian Gulf. E: jccl2@le.ac.uk
    2. Professor Neil Christie (Professor of Archaeology) . Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Late Roman archaeology; early medieval and medieval archaeology; urbanism; defence; late Roman and early medieval Christianity. E: njc10@le.ac.uk
    3. Dr David Edwards (Lecturer in Archaeology). Cambridge, UK. Sudanese–Nubian archaeology; Sudanic Africa–trans-Saharan medieval to historical archaeology; landscape archaeology; mortuary archaeologies. E: dne1@le.ac.uk
    4. Dr Andrew Merrills (Associate Professor of Ancient History). Cambridge, UK. Roman, Vandal, and Berber North Africa; ancient geography; Late Antiquity and the early medieval world; the post-Roman successor states of the West. E: ahm11@le.ac.uk
    5. Deirdre O’Sullivan (Lecturer in Archaeology). Durham, UK. Medieval archaeology of Britain and Ireland. Religious landscapes, monasteries, friaries. E: dmo@le.ac.uk
    6. Professor Marilyn Palmer (Emeritus Professor of Industrial Archaeology). Oxford, UK. Archaeology of the textile and metal mining industries; industrial landscapes; English country houses; standing buildings, especially industrial and institutional buildings; industrial heritage management. E: mai@le.ac.uk
    7. Dr Sarah Tarlow (Senior Lecturer in Archaeology). Cambridge, UK. Archaeology of later historical periods, especially in Britain; archaeological theory, especially relating to ethics and emotion; the human body; death and commemoration. E: sat12@le.ac.uk
    8. Professor Richard Thomas (Lecturer in Archaeology). Birmingham, UK. Integration of zooarchaeological and historical evidence. Past human-animal relationships; animal palaeopathology; medieval agricultural economy; diet and social status. E: rmt12@le.ac.uk
  4. Other faculty members:
    1. Professor Colin Haselgrove, Professor of Archaeology
    2. Dr Penelope Allison, Professor of Archaeology
    3. Dr Jo Appleby, Associate Professor of Human Bioarchaeology
    4. Dr Huw Barton, Head of School (from 1st August 2019) and Reader in Archaeology
    5. Dr Rachel Crellin, Lecturer in Later Prehistory
    6. Dr Stuart Eve, Research Fellow, GIS and computational landscape research, Living with Monuments project
    7. Professor Mark Gillings, Professor of Archaeology
    8. Dr Mary Harlow, Associate Professor of Ancient History
    9. Dr Matthew Hobson, Research Fellow in Endangered Archaeology
    10. Dr Matilda Holmes, Research Assistant in FEEDSAX
    11. Professor Simon James, Professor of Archaeology
    12. Professor Turi King, Professor of Public Engagement; Reader in Genetics and Archaeology
    13. Dr Jack Lennon, Lecturer in Ancient History
    14. Dr Lindsay Lloyd-Smith, Teaching Fellow in Archaeology
    15. Dr Naoíse Mac Sweeney, Associate Professor of Ancient History
    16. Dr Jane Masséglia, Lecturer in Ancient History
    17. Professor David Mattingly, Head of School (until 31st July 2019) and Professor of Roman Archaeology
    18. Dr Louise Rayne, Research Associate in Endangered Archaeology
    19. Dr Nikki Rollason, Teaching Fellow in Ancient History
    20. Dr Alice Samson, Lecturer in Archaeology
    21. Dr Sarah Scott, Associate Professor of Archaeology
    22. Professor Graham Shipley, Professor of Ancient History
    23. Dr Daniel Stewart, Lecturer in Ancient History
    24. Dr Jeremy Taylor, Lecturer in Archaeology
    25. Dr Christina Tsoraki, Postdoctoral Research Associate for Beyond the Three Age System project
    26. Professor Marijke van der Veen, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology
    27. Professor Ruth Young, Lecturer in Archaeology
  5. General Statement:
    At Leicester, we are home to a world-class, international team of scholars engaged in cutting-edge research and teaching in our twin disciplines of Ancient History and Archaeology. We have a long history of making high-impact, world-leading discoveries.
    We are also proud to host an on-site, professional archaeological unit. The award-winning University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), the team that found King Richard III, forms part of the School, and supports our provision of archaeological training.

    Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester is home to a world-class, international team of scholars engaged in cutting-edge research and teaching.
    In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise, 74% of our research activity, including 100% of our Research Environment, was classed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, ranking us 6th out of universities that teach Archaeology in the UK. We are also ranked 1st for the public impact of our research.

    For more information on historical archaeology:
    School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH. T:+44 (0)116 252 2720 E: saah@le.ac.uk; Web page: http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/