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“This is one of the most remarkable landscapes I’m ever likely to work in,” said Dr Matt Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology and Archaeology South-East) as he explores Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey’s coast, specifically searching for remains of hunting tools.

Archaeologists from UCL, led by Dr Matt Pope (UCL Archaeology), are helping archivists at Jersey Heritage to carefully study, catalogue and store hundreds of pieces of Ice Age animal bone, that were discovered on the Channel Island more than 60 years ago.

A team of archaeologists involving Archaeology South-East, part of UCL’s Institute of Archaeology excavated Cooden Camp, a World War One training camp in Bexhill that was used as a base for troops sent to the front-line during World War I.

The year 2023 has been one of innovation, growth and achievement across UCL, with the launch of the new UCL East campus, a visit from the Queen, and the accolade of being named University of the Year by the Times and Sunday Times.

Researchers at the UCL Institute of Archaeology have discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain.

The hidden archaeological potential of nationally important heritage site Seaford Head has been uncovered through a project involving the UCL Institute of Archaeology.

UCL archaeologists have found a dismantled stone circle in west Wales that they believed was moved to Salisbury Plain and rebuilt as Stonehenge.

New analysis of 13 ancient teeth may have revealed a hybrid population made from both Neanderthals and modern humans, according to UCL archaeologists.

Dr Matthew Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) welcomes findings which experts believe are evidence of the first human presence dating back 120,000 years, saying footprints are “are brilliant for dissolving time barriers.”

A half-a-million-year-old internationally significant archaeological site in Sussex, England, offers unprecedented insights into the life of a poorly understood extinct human species, according to new UCL research.

Dr Matthew Pope (UCL Archaeology) discusses new evidence about an extinct human species found at the Boxgrove site, where Britain’s oldest human remains reveal new insights into ancient toolmaking.

The earliest playhouse in London may have been discovered at a site in Whitechapel, by a team of archaeologists from UCL. Stephen White (UCL Archaeology South-East) directed the excavation and explains how important the discovery is.

The earliest playhouse in London may have been discovered at a site in Whitechapel, by a team of archaeologists from UCL.

A richly-furnished grave belonging to an Iron Age ‘warrior’ buried 2,000 years ago has been uncovered in West Sussex by UCL archaeologists.

A richly-furnished grave belonging to an Iron Age ‘warrior’ buried 2,000 years ago has been uncovered in West Sussex by UCL archaeologists.