Engaging new audiences through digital restoration
Collaborations between university academics and external institutions have brought locations that were thought lost back into view and engaged new audiences in the digital humanities.
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The Mystery of the Durrington Pits
Researchers from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences are part of the team that discovered a massive Neolithic structure near Stonehenge, thought to be the largest prehistoric structure ever found in…
Curious Travellers: rebuilding the past through citizen science
By crowdsourcing images of destroyed heritage, Professor Richard Bates offers a glimpse into a world as it used to be.
International Women’s Day – profiles
To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of our leading female academics what inspires them and what advice they would give to women and young girls looking to pursue a career in academia…
Evidence of ‘super henge’ surrounding Stonehenge
Scientists have unveiled a remarkable new picture of Stonehenge and its surrounding areas, including the remains of an even bigger ‘super henge’ nearby. The mammoth project, led by Prof. Vince Gaffney at the University…
Oldest hominin footprint surface outside Africa found
Research by a team of scientists, including Dr Richard Bates of the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, believe they have found the oldest hominin footprint surface outside of Africa, with an estimated date…