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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.
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The main courtyard at King's Manor | |
| Type | Academic department |
|---|---|
| Established | 1978 |
| Affiliation | University of York |
| Head of Department | Nicky Milner |
Academic staff | 28 |
| Undergraduates | 300 |
| Postgraduates | 100 |
| Location | , , England 53.9624°N 1.0865°W |
| Website | www |
The archaeology department hosts several specialist organisations:
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 |
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]
Head of Department:
Deputy Heads of Department:
Other academics:
Honorary and visiting staff:
Heads of department:
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]
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