Durham's Department of Archaeology returns to the village of Climăuţi de Jos in northern Moldova for our second season excavating a 25,000-year old Upper Palaeolithic campsite. Our Professor Paul Pettitt leads this project in collaboration with Dr Vitalie Burlacu (Moldova’s Cultural-Natural reserve at Orheiul Vecchi) and Dr Laure Fontana (National Centre for Scientific Research, Paris Nanterre, France).

One of the UK’s largest and most important Iron Age finds – excavated by archaeologists at Durham University – has been saved for the nation.

Durham-affiliated research postgraduates Batuhan Özdemir and Eloise Jones recently won prestigious honours. These awards recognise and support their excellent research into ancient Lycia-Trm̃misa.

Over the last eight years, a medieval wall, chapel and even a toilet have been uncovered in the grounds of Auckland Palace in County Durham.

Professor Sarah Semple has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious British Academy.

Two new, major exhibitions curated by MA Museum and Artefact Studies students exploring the art and history of storytelling, are now open and free to attend all summer. Visitors can discover ‘Beasts and Legends’ at Palace Green Library and ‘Telling Tales’ at the Oriental Museum.

Durham University is to host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we are highlighting some of the projects at Durham that are happening thanks to support from the ERC.

Exciting archaeological fieldwork has been taking place in southern Spain over the past few years, co-directed by a Durham University archaeologist. Together with Spanish scholars, our Department's Dr Marta Díaz-Guardamino has been studying the more-than 3000-year-old site of Las Capellanías in the Huelva province.

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence about an ancient Mesopotamian landscape, offering fresh insight into the legacy of black slavery during the early Islamic Period.

Our Department of Archaeology accredited degrees have been renewed for a further five years by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) and University Archaeology UK (UAUK).

Professor Anna Leone is a leading authority on North African archaeology and heritage protection. Her work is driven by her fascination with North Africa and for understanding societal transitions and evolutions in the ancient world.

Dr Benjamin Roberts and Dr Alan Williams of the Department of Archaeology share findings from their new study published in the journal Antiquity.