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copper alloy pin
copper alloy pin

Does this copper alloy pin tell the story of a dramatic escape during the Massacre of Glencoe?

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:55:36 GMT

Glen Coe: fresh archaeological discoveries bring new insights into lives of massacred MacDonald clan

A photo of a bog with wild flowers and grass growing on it.
A photo of a bog with wild flowers and grass growing on it.

UKRI funding for UofG led research to help achieve the UK's net zero target

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:00:00 GMT

UofG led research that promises to bring about fresh thinking on land use change to help achieve the UK’s net zero target has received funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Excavation site at Shakhi Kora. Copyright Sirwan Regional Project
Excavation site at Shakhi Kora. Copyright Sirwan Regional Project

New evidence for the emergence and the rejection of the earliest state institutions uncovered in Iraq

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Excavations at an ancient Iraqi site called Shakhi Kora have revealed new clues about the origins of the world's earliest governing institutions, according to research led by the University of Glasgow.

Shakhi Kora
Shakhi Kora

Congratulations to Professor Claudia Glatz's team on the publication of their paper on the LC site of Shakhi Kora

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:39:00 GMT

'There and back again: local institutions, an Uruk expansion and the rejection of centralisation in the Sirwan/Upper Diyala region'

Karen Hardy
Karen Hardy

Professor Hardy's inaugural lecture

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:48:00 GMT

Wednesday 4 December 2024

A view of the main building from the library during sunrise
A view of the main building from the library during sunrise

Congratulations to Professor Karen Hardy

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:19:00 GMT

on being awarded the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Chalmers Jervise Prize 2024

Week 11 poster - Waterloo 700x300
Week 11 poster - Waterloo 700x300

Archaeology Seminar Series: Zandra Yeaman

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 4 December 2024

Week 9 poster - power in this place
Week 9 poster - power in this place

Archaeology Seminar Series: Zandra Yeaman

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 27 November 2024

Mummification Embalming Balms:
Mummification Embalming Balms:

Archaeology Seminar Series: Dr Margaret Serpico

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 20 November 2024

The Spinans Hill complex, with the hillfort of Brusselstown Ring on the right 700X300
The Spinans Hill complex, with the hillfort of Brusselstown Ring on the right 700X300

Publication of a new book by Dr James O'Driscoll

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:32:00 GMT

Baltinglass and the Prehistoric Hillforts of Ireland

Excavations of the kailyard, looking up Glencoe. Photo: Derek Alexander.
Excavations of the kailyard, looking up Glencoe. Photo: Derek Alexander.

Untold stories of Glencoe: archaeology digs reveal poignant artefacts from the past

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT

With the support of the National Trust for Scotland, a team of archaeologists and students from the University of Glasgow, along with a variety of volunteers, have spent a second year digging in Glencoe.

Thorne Moors SSSI, Humberhead Levels Peatlands. Photo: Peter Roworth
Thorne Moors SSSI, Humberhead Levels Peatlands. Photo: Peter Roworth

Geospatial Technician Post available in Archaeology - RESPECT project

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:56:00 GMT

Closing date : 25 November 2024

Before the Stone Age - Were the first tools made from plants not rocks - 700x300
Before the Stone Age - Were the first tools made from plants not rocks - 700x300

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:53:00 GMT

Read the New Scientist’s Cover story

Stable isotopes as tools to reconstruct natural environments and the lives and ecology of prehistoric humans from the arid Atacama coast
Stable isotopes as tools to reconstruct natural environments and the lives and ecology of prehistoric humans from the arid Atacama coast

Archaeology Seminar Series: Chris Harrod

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 13 November 2024

Humberhead Levels landscape, Project Wildscape (Photo Dr Kim Davies)
Humberhead Levels landscape, Project Wildscape (Photo Dr Kim Davies)

New PDRA position available in Archaeology - Interdisciplinary Research Associate

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:58:00 GMT

Closing date 21 November 2024

Week 7 poster - Beginnings of Bureaucracy
Week 7 poster - Beginnings of Bureaucracy

Archaeology Seminar Series: Amy Richardson

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 6 November 2024

Achnambeithach
Achnambeithach

Achnambeithach in the rain!

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:50:00 GMT

A blog post about our recent field trip to Glencoe

A zoom shot of the Uni Tower and campus viewed from a drone
A zoom shot of the Uni Tower and campus viewed from a drone

Doctoral scholarships available for 2025/26

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:02:00 BST

Deadline for applications: 2 December 2024

Left to right Derek Alexander, Ellen Fogel Walker, Tony Pollard, Christine McPherson and Gail Boardman
Left to right Derek Alexander, Ellen Fogel Walker, Tony Pollard, Christine McPherson and Gail Boardman

Archaeological dig at Culloden Battlefield

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 BST

Archaeologists including UofG's Professor Tony Pollard and volunteers have begun a remarkable dig at Culloden Battlefield, where the course of British, European and world history changed dramatically nearly 280 years ago.

2021 PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop
2021 PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop

2024 PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:40:00 BST

Thinking about doing a PhD in Archaeology and want support in producing a proposal that will be competitive for funding? Read further....

Week 5 poster - Late Holocene hunter-gatherers
Week 5 poster - Late Holocene hunter-gatherers

Archaeology Seminar Series: Alejandro Serna

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:00 BST

Wednesday 23 October 2024

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week 3 poster 700x300

Archaeology Seminar Series: N Whitehouse, J O’Driscoll & K Brophy

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:00:00 BST

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Peat Cafe 2024-25
Peat Cafe 2024-25

The Peat Café 2024-25

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:00:00 BST

An online, interdisciplinary lunchtime lecture series focused on wetlands

Week 2 poster - Glencoe 700x300
Week 2 poster - Glencoe 700x300

Archaeology Seminar Series: D Alexander, G Beale, M Given, E Robertson, N Smith & E Stewart

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:00:00 BST

Wednesday 2 October 2024

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Beniba Centre Final brochure 700x300

Check out our new Beniba Centre brochure!

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:38:00 BST

Illuminating the past, shaping the future

Dr Alejandro Serna
Dr Alejandro Serna

Welcome to Dr Alejandro Serna

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:14:00 BST

Our new Lecturer in Archaeology

Jashasvi Jingar
Jashasvi Jingar

Welcome to Jashasvi Jingar

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:01:00 BST

Our new technician in Archaeology

Kenny in Oslo Sept 2024 - photo of wheat in hand 700x300
Kenny in Oslo Sept 2024 - photo of wheat in hand 700x300

Climate deterioration and farming resilience in prehistory

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:43:00 BST

Read about Kenny Brophy's current research in Oslo

A low angle looking up at the outside of the Wolfson Medical School
A low angle looking up at the outside of the Wolfson Medical School

Semester 1 seminars, 2024-25

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:06:24 BST

Check our exciting line-up of seminars and events from October to December 2024!

An image of people taking part in an archaeological dig at Govan Old Church
An image of people taking part in an archaeological dig at Govan Old Church

1500-year-old Religious Site with Viking Connections to be Uncovered at Archaeological Dig for Glasgow Residents

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:00:00 BST

1500-year-old Religious Site with Viking Connections to be Uncovered at Archaeological Dig for Glasgow Residents

Waterloo Uncovered Dig 2019
Waterloo Uncovered Dig 2019

Military veterans seek answers to riddle of Waterloo's missing skeletons

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:30:00 BST

Military veterans will join an archaeological excavation in Belgium next month as they search for answers to one of history’s enduring mysteries: what happened to the remains of the roughly 20,000 men who died at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

James O'Driscoll
James O'Driscoll

Dr James O’Driscoll joins us as a Lecturer in Geospatial Archaeology 

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:04:00 BST

Welcome James!

Digging the Festival team 2024
Digging the Festival team 2024

Back to the 1980s

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:45:00 BST

The second season of Glasgow Garden Festival fieldwork

Derek Hall tour Glencoe June 2024 700-300
Derek Hall tour Glencoe June 2024 700-300

Fields, furrows and farmsteads: explorations of the settlements of Glencoe

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:14:00 BST

From the Glencoe Field School 2024

Dryland Agriculture and Land Use; Past, Present and Future Resilience (AGRI-DRY)
Dryland Agriculture and Land Use; Past, Present and Future Resilience (AGRI-DRY)

AGRI-DRY Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD Fellows - two posts currently open

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:06:21 BST

We have two open opportunities available in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow.

Archaeology micro-site 1 - Tigh Mor Farmstead 700x300
Archaeology micro-site 1 - Tigh Mor Farmstead 700x300

Archaeology Theory in Practice Course - Level 2

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:21:11 BST

New resources to help students understand the way that archaeological sites are formed

woman at microscope @Gala Morris
woman at microscope @Gala Morris

Come and Work for us!

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:58:00 BST

Archaeological Science Technician Post Available (Grade 5, 0.6 FTE)

Archaeology ranking
Archaeology ranking

University of Glasgow’s Archaeology now ranked 6th in the UK

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:03:55 BST

The latest Complete University Guide subject League Tables for 2025 have listed Archaeology at the University of Glasgow as ranked 6th in the UK for the study of Archaeology.

Dryland Agriculture and Land Use; Past Present and Future [AGRI-DRY]
Dryland Agriculture and Land Use; Past Present and Future [AGRI-DRY]

Dryland Agriculture and Land Use; Past Present and Future [AGRI-DRY] Marie Curie Doctoral Network project launched

Mon, 27 May 2024 09:14:00 BST

We are pleased to announce the launch of the EU/UKRI-funded AGRI-DRY project.

Ben Lawers NTS peatland; Photo credit: Phil Gould
Ben Lawers NTS peatland; Photo credit: Phil Gould

Peatlands, Wetlands and the Historic environment

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:07:38 BST

Check our new web page on Peatlands!

Mar Lodge
Mar Lodge

AHRC/NTS Collaborative PhD studentship

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:30:00 BST

A cultural and natural history of Scotland’s peatlands

Must Farm Pot 44
Must Farm Pot 44

Read Susanna Harris' chapter in the new Must Farm book

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:58:00 GMT

'Fibres and Fabrics' explores the plant fibre textiles and twined fabrics found in the damp, deep fenland deposits of Must Farm settlement that was built around 850 BCE.

A woman who gave her name only as Nadiya sweeps up around a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier that has been converted into a dumpster on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Photo Credit: Brendan Hoffman
A woman who gave her name only as Nadiya sweeps up around a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier that has been converted into a dumpster on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Photo Credit: Brendan Hoffman

Citizen archaeologists asked to help collect conflict heritage in Ukraine

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Academics in Ukraine and Scotland are launching a mass crowdsourcing project to help record conflict heritage and testimonies of people impacted by war.

Roman polychromy practices
Roman polychromy practices

Latest research on Roman polychromy practices on the German frontier

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:32:00 GMT

Check out Dr Louisa Campbell's latest publication!

Gabrielle Giacosa
Gabrielle Giacosa

Archaeology Seminar Series: Dr Gabriele Giacosa

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 27 March 2024

Main building and tower from park at sunset, students on bench in foreground
Main building and tower from park at sunset, students on bench in foreground

Come and work with us!

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:51:00 GMT

Temporary lectureship in Archaeology!

Tony Brown lecture image
Tony Brown lecture image

Archaeology Seminar Series: Professor Tony Brown

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Thursday 14 March 2024

Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference hosted at UoG
Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference hosted at UoG

Scottish Student Archaeology Society Conference (SSASC24) hosted at UoG

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:14:06 GMT

17-18 February 2024

Professor Nicki Whitehouse's inaugural lecture
Professor Nicki Whitehouse's inaugural lecture

Professor Whitehouse's inaugural lecture

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:49:47 GMT

Wednesday 13 March 2024

A corner of the main building with the library in the distance
A corner of the main building with the library in the distance

Archaeology Seminar Series: Professor Shadreck Chirikure

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 6 March 2024

Anwen Cooper 700x300
Anwen Cooper 700x300

Archaeology Seminar Series: Dr Anwen Cooper

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 28 February 2024

The interior of Govan Old Church (image credit: SP Energy Networks)
The interior of Govan Old Church (image credit: SP Energy Networks)

Medieval Glasgow heritage site to be heated using energy from the Clyde

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Historic church set to heat building using clean energy harnessed direct from the River Clyde - reducing carbon emissions by over 90% and saving 20% in energy bills

Louisa Campbell - Rock Art Research Framework for Scotland
Louisa Campbell - Rock Art Research Framework for Scotland

Congratulations to Louisa Campbell on being awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh Collaboration Grant

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:20:00 GMT

For her research on a new Rock Art Research Framework for Scotland (RockARF).

Alma Mater sculpture in the quadrangle
Alma Mater sculpture in the quadrangle

Archaeology Seminar Series: Professor Kate Britton

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 21 February 2024

Wooden table with bundles of long plant fibres and bowls of water. Two women sat at table twisting fibre into string (Photo Mina Nikolovieni).
Wooden table with bundles of long plant fibres and bowls of water. Two women sat at table twisting fibre into string (Photo Mina Nikolovieni).

Textile Origins Research Forum

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT

A forum bringing together student and staff researchers at the University of Glasgow investigating archaeological textiles, fibre and string!

Archaeologist, Dr Susanna Harris standing in front of a swirly mosaic holding a bunch of round ceramic weights on sticks. These are replica spindles, tools used to twist fibres into yarn.
Archaeologist, Dr Susanna Harris standing in front of a swirly mosaic holding a bunch of round ceramic weights on sticks. These are replica spindles, tools used to twist fibres into yarn.

Huge congratulations to Dr Susanna Harris on being awarded an RSE Personal Research Fellowship

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:31:00 GMT

Uncovering Scotland's Earliest Textiles’

Figure 4a Cylindrical cores
Figure 4a Cylindrical cores

Discovery of a new Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic site on Skye

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:13:00 GMT

An exciting new open access paper on the South Cuidrach site has just been published

7 Feb 2024 seminar - Kenny Brophy
7 Feb 2024 seminar - Kenny Brophy

Archaeology Seminar Series: Dr Kenny Brophy

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 7 February 2024

Cynthia Larbey 31 Jan 2024 700x300
Cynthia Larbey 31 Jan 2024 700x300

Archaeology Seminar Series: Dr Cynthia Larbey

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Disappearing Heritage of Iraq's Marshlands
Disappearing Heritage of Iraq's Marshlands

The Disappearing Heritage of Iraq’s Marshlands

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:18:40 GMT

A fascinating piece of research by one of our PGT students!

24 Jan 2024 seminar - Jim Leary
24 Jan 2024 seminar - Jim Leary

Archaeology Seminar Series: Dr Jim Leary

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 24 January 2024

The Mesolithic of the Cairngorms?
The Mesolithic of the Cairngorms?

Archaeology Seminar Series: Professor Graeme Warren

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 17 January 2024