The Centre of Archaeology is delighted to announce that we have a fully-funded PhD opportunity available in the area of conflict and genocide studies. The PhD will focus on developing and applying novel, cross-disciplinary approaches to the investigation of 20th and 21st century conflict or genocide. We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative candidate,…
A team from the Centre of Archaeology completed a ten-day survey in Rohatyn, Ukraine this week aimed at locating Holocaust-era mass graves. The project was commissioned by Rohatyn Jewish Heritage, a volunteer-led NGO that works to reconnect the history of Rohatyn’s now-lost Jewish community with the people and places…
The Centre of Archaeology has welcomed a new member of staff this month. Dante Abate has been appointed as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow to work on the “Digital Forensic Archaeology Project (Dig-For-Arch)”. Over the last decade, Dante’s research activity and practice has focused on applying 3D modelling techniques in the field of humanities and cultural heritage.…
Kevin Colls, Archaeological Project Manager at the Centre of Archaeology has recently published an article in Current Archaeology describing his investigation of the death and burial of William Shakespeare. The article describes how Kevin, along with laser scanning specialist Mick Britton (Centre of Archaeology), Erica Utsi (EMC Consulting) and a number of other specialists examined Shakespeare’s tomb in Stratford-Upon-Avon and…
The project website and Facebook group for the “Recording Cultural Genocide and Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries Project” has been launched. The Centre of Archaeology is collaborating with the Matzevah Foundation, Fundacja Zapomniane and a number of partners across Europe on the project, which is funded by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The project focuses…
The first bulletin of the iC-ACCESS project, in which the Centre of Archaeology is a partner, has been published. The bulletin outlines the basis of the project “Accessing Campscapes: Integrated Strategies for Using European Conflicted Heritage (iC-ACCESS)” and includes feature articles on topics relating to research into Holocaust and Soviet-era camps across Europe. Download…
Staff from the Centre of Archaeology have had a number of their works published over the last few months. Here is a round up of some of our latest publications relating to the Holocaust and missing persons: Sturdy Colls, C. 2016. ‘Earth conceal not my blood’: forensic and…
Dr. Caroline Sturdy Colls, an Associate Professor of Forensic Archaeology and Genocide Investigation at the Centre of Archaeology, and Dr Stephen J. Morewitz, a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences at California State University East Bay have edited the first interdisciplinary Handbook of Missing Persons. This landmark publication surveys the science, forensics, politics,…
Researchers from Staffordshire University have won a top award for digital innovation at a ceremony held at the House of Lords. They were announced winners of the Innovative Digital Applications Award category at the O2 NextGen Digital Challenge Awards held on October 13. The Dig For-Arch project seeks to develop and apply novel digital recording methods…
Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls, Associate Professor of Forensic Archaeology and Genocide Investigation at Staffordshire University, has been awarded the European Archaeological Heritage Prize 2016. The prize, awarded by the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), was presented at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius on the 31st August. The EAA state that…
