Department of Anthropology and Archaeology

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The only Anthropology department in the UK that offers a four-field approach

Gain real world experience through practice-based work and city partnerships

Interdisciplinary courses and fieldwork provide the skills to succeed

Meet the staff and students of the department

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Three students knelt down, trowelling in the earth at an undergraduate excavation site. Several students are stood in the background. Our courses

Two African women crouched down. One has a paper bag open while the other is passing rice/grain over to the paper bag. Research

Find out about our research outputs and activities.

The red-brick exterior of 43 Woodland Road, the department building, with trees in the foreground. Who we are

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A round-up of published books and selected articles from our academics. Latest publication:

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A group of African boys wearing colourful t-shirts, siphoning petrol from metal drums next to two wooden huts. About us

The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology is unique in the UK in bringing together the four fields of anthropology under one roof. Read more about us.

Members of the public handle artefacts and try their hand at archaeological recording techniques. Engaging with the public

We involve the public in our research, sharing the results with them in creative ways.

Two children playing with cameras made of clay in Amazonia. Why study with us

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