Newcastle University

Archaeology

Selected Research Projects

Bodies and Identities

• Early Bronze Age Mortuary Practices in Northumberland - Chris Fowler
• Dead but not forgotten: human remains from archaeological excavations in North-East England - Chris Fowler, Myra Giesen
• The construction, use and re-use of Bargrennan chambered cairns, Galloway (2002-6) - Chris Fowler

Landscapes and Monuments

• Raunds Prehistoric - Jan Harding
• The Apulum Hinterland Project: Field Survey and Excavation in Western Transylvania, Romania- Prof Ian Haynes, Doru Bogdan (University of Cluj, Romania), Prof Iuli Paul (University of Alba Iulia, Romania)
• The Salsovia Project: survey and excavation at a Late Iron Age Citadel, Black Sea Emporion and Roman Fort and settlement at Mahmudia, Romania - Professor Ian Haynes, Mr Doru Bogdan (University of Cluj), Dr Florin Topoleanu (ICEM, Tulcea)
• Göksu Archaeological Project
• Kilise Tepe Byzantine Project - Mark Jackson and Prof J.N. Postgate (Cambridge)
• Northumberland Rock Art: Web Access to the Beckensall Archive - Aron Mazel, Prof. Geoff Bailey (University of York), Clive Waddington
• Buckfastleigh Research Project (2002-2006) - Sam Turner & A.J. Reynolds (University College London)
• Concealed Communities - Sam Turner, Chris Fowler, Jane Webster
• Landscape and Local Character (2005-2006) - Sam Turner
• Bollihope Common Archaeology Project - Jane Webster, Dr Robert Young (English Heritage)
• Thornborough Project - Jan Harding
• Unlocking Historic Landscapes in the Eastern Mediterranean - Sam Turner & Prof. Jim Crow (University of Edinburgh)
• Making Christian Landscape: Settlement, Society and Regionality in Early Medieval Ireland - Dr Tomás Ó Carragáin (University College Cork), Dr Sam Turner (Newcastle University), Aegis Archaeology Ltd
• As One Monastery in Two Places: Wearmouth and Jarrow in their Landscape Context - Dr Sam Turner (Newcastle University), Dr Sarah Semple (Durham University)

Material Culture

• The Economy of the Roman Empire: Material Perspectives - Kevin Greene
• The Apulum Project: Excavations at the Sanctuary of Liber Pater, Alba Iulia, Romania - Professor Ian Haynes, Professor Alexandru Diaconescu (University of Cluj, Romania), Prof Dr Alfred Schäfer (Roman Germany Museum, Cologne)
• The Favissa Project and the Votive Deposits Database - Professor Ian Haynes
• Alahan Pottery Project
• Mothecombe Project - Sam Turner & Steve Roskams (University of York)
• Material Culture of the Middle Passage Project - Jane Webster
• The Ovenstones Miners Cottages Project - Jane Webster, Dr Carolyn Ware (Beamish Museum), Mr Christopher Jones (Northumberland National Park)