A session lead by two members of staff at the Centre of Archaeology took place at the World Archaeology Congress in Kyoto, Japan this week. “Archaeologies of Childhood number II: Children’s roles in peace and war” included papers that aimed to promote the value of studying children in the past and to facilitate greater discourse…
A major new research and reconciliation project exploring cultural and physical genocide in Jewish cemeteries launched this month with the mapping and restoration of Oświęcim Jewish cemetery (Poland). The cemetery was desecrated by the Nazis during the Second World War and the matzevah were damaged and removed from the cemetery to be used in construction…
After 7 years worth of research, archaeological excavation and analysis, the Centre of Archaeology is pleased to announce that the book ‘Finding Shakespeare’s New Place: An Archaeological Biography’ has now been published by Manchester University Press. The book provides a fascinating, chronological history of the site of New Place ranging from the prehistoric period to…
The Centre of Archaeology has been awarded a major grant to research cultural genocide and killing sites in Jewish cemeteries across Europe. Recording Cultural Genocide and Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries is a two-year research project, funded by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The project is a collaboration between Staffordshire University, The Matzevah Foundation…
Exhibition Focus: Finding Treblinka with Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls and Michael Branthwaite An exhibition view with an opportunity to hear from the co-curators Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls and Michael Branthwaite Date: Tuesday 19 July 2016 Time: 6pm-8pm The Wiener Library’s new exhibition Finding Treblinka explores the Nazi labour and extermination camps of Treblinka…
A new exhibition showcasing the work of the Centre of Archaeology at Treblinka is now open at the Wiener Library in London and has been extended until the 3rd October. The Wiener Library’s new exhibition will explore the Nazi labour and extermination camps of Treblinka using the ground-breaking research of Staffordshire University archaeologist Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls and in artistic…
Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls has had a co-authored article published in the International Journal of Heritage Studies. In this article Dr Gilly Carr and Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls propose the concept of taboo heritage as a way to describe a legacy of war so sensitive that it never undergoes heritage creation. The article also examines the transition from…
Recent research by the Centre of Archaeology has featured on BBC Crimewatch. Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls demonstrated a virtual reality headset in order to demonstrate how games technology could be used to visualise crime scenes and present them to a jury in Court. This technique is one of a range of methods from archaeology and games technology that…
The Centre of Archaeology will join an international team of experts to examine the history and legacies of twentieth century internment camps. Funded by the HERA Uses of Past programme, ‘Accessing Campscapes: Inclusive Strategies for Using European Conflicted Heritage’ (iC-ACCESS) looks at traces of the 20th century mass violence and terror, as tangible reminders of the “age of extremes”. Starting…
Researchers from Staffordshire University’s Centre of Archaeology and Forensic and Crime Science department have been awarded a prestigious research grant to develop new ways to record and present crimes scenes via virtual reality. Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls will lead the project which will develop and apply novel digital recording methods from archaeology and games technology to complex criminal…
