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Keep up to date with all the latest news and events taking place at the Institute of Archaeology (IoA). We host regular events at the Institute promoting cutting-edge research, teaching and public policy debate on the
study of Archaeology.
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Megalith quarries for Stonehenge bluestones
Excavations at two quarries in Wales, known to be the source of the Stonehenge bluestones, provide new evidence of megalith quarrying 5,000 years ago, according to a new study led by UCL Institute of Archaeology researchers.
Published: Feb 21, 2019 10:39:42 PM
Digitising endangered archaeological heritage in Central Asia
The Central Asian Archaeological Landscapes (CAAL) project has been launched at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, dedicated to the digitisation of archaeological heritage across this vast region – one that stretches from the Caspian Sea to western China.
Published: Feb 18, 2019 4:25:26 PM
Job Vacancy: Research Fellow
The Institute of Archaeology currently has a vacancy for a Research Fellow on the Central Asian Archaeological Landscapes (CAAL) project (Ref.:1791023). The deadline for applications is 10 March 2019.
Published: Feb 7, 2019 12:27:00 PM
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Events
Defying Death: A Human Journey Through Medicine
The UCL Institute of Archaeology’s new student exhibition, Defying Death: A Human Journey Through Medicine, will run from May 2018 to April 2019.
Starts: May 8, 2018 5:00:00 PM
The origins of sorghum and the long duree of agropastoral economies from the Neolithic to the Meroitic period in the Central Sudan: evidence from excavations old and new
The seventh seminar in the Term II UCL Institute of Archaeology thematic research seminar series on Current Research in the Archaeology of Sudan will take place on 25 February.
Starts: Feb 25, 2019 4:00:00 PM
Corporeal and Clay Bodies in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia
Andrew Roddick (McMaster University, Canada) will give a lecture organised by the Ceramic Technology Research Network at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on 25 February.
Starts: Feb 25, 2019 5:00:00 PM
Coastal Transshipment Stations and Their Role in Chichen itza’s Economy during the 10th and 11th Centuries
Rafael Cobos (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán) will give the first of two special lectures at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on 26 February.
Starts: Feb 26, 2019 6:00:00 PM
Economics Meets Archaeology: The Origins of City-States
Gregory K. Dow and Clyde G. Reed (Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University) will give the last of three talks at the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies on 26 February.
Starts: Feb 26, 2019 6:00:00 PM