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Zooarchaeology to unlock development of Nuragic culture in prehistoric Sardinia

26 July 2021

Latest scientific techniques to reveal behaviours that shaped the mysterious culture named after its world-famous tower-fortresses

Archaeologists at Cardiff are addressing key issues about our past, from the diversity of the Mary Rose in Tudor England to the extraordinary catchment of Stonehenge from across Britain.

Major new study investigates Britain’s Bronze Age collapse through throwaway picture of mobility, feasting and resilience

8 July 2021

Examining vast prehistoric ‘time capsule’ middens to better understand Britain’s Bronze Age collapse, in major new Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project

War on Witchcraft – how historians see the present in the past

1 July 2021

Cardiff early modern historian looks at how earlier generations of witchcraft historians sought to make witchcraft itself a thing of the past in the latest Elements in Magic series

Summer of Archaeology

24 June 2021

Archaeology placements to take undergraduates across the UK in pivotal part of their degree

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King Henry VIII’s favourite ship, the Mary Rose, was made up of a multinational crew

5 May 2021

Study reveals new insights into the contributions of individuals from diverse backgrounds to Tudor society

Pupil's work from SHARE with Schools

Pioneering student-led programme celebrates decade of building brighter futures

2 March 2021

SHARE with Schools has reached thousands of young people

Innovative archaeology in the time of the pandemic

4 February 2021

CAER Heritage Project’s Big Dig and Cupboard Archaeology earns national recognition for innovative lockdown activities

A view of Islam in 2021

28 January 2021

Virtual Islam Centre Public Seminar Series sheds light on latest research

Archaeology Centenary Success

25 January 2021

Year of events exploring human existence through hands-on disciplines culminates in look to the future from alumni practitioners

A Roundhead and a Cavalier?

16 December 2020

New book gives a human face to the turbulent 17th century to reveal the personal politics of a Welsh player in the Civil Wars