The Centre of Archaeology marked Holocaust Memorial Day this year by the launch of a new Treblinka exhibition, accompanied by a series of presentations and a powerful documentary play, “Yizkor”. The event, hosted by the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 27th January 2015, was attended by hundreds of people from across the county. The theme of the…
Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls presented her research at Treblinka in a workshop entitled “Unearthing Treblinka” at the Holocaust Generations Conference on Sunday 18th January 2015. Her workshop outlined her work at Treblinka and highlighted how archaeological research is uncovering evidence at labour camps for the first time. The conference, held at The UCL Institute of…
Staff from the Centre of Archaeology will join forces with the New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent to launch an innovative arts programme to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. On the 27th January, a new exhibition entitled “Finding Treblinka: An Exhibition of Archaeological and Forensic Research” will be shown at the New Vic Theatre. The exhibition demonstrates…
It has been a very busy summer for the Centre filled with a wide variety of fieldwork, publications and other events. Fieldwork Staff from the Centre led a student training and research project to Alderney as part of our ongoing project examining sites of the Occupation during World War II. This year’s season focused on…
After validation and two inspections, the Centre of Archaeology at Staffordshire University has been granted RO (Registered Organisation) status with the Institute for Archaeologists. The IfA is a professional institute for those involved in the study and care of the historic environment. It enhances historic environment practice by promoting professional standards, ethics, and guidance. To…
Dr. Caroline Sturdy Colls and Kevin Colls from the Centre of Archaeology have recently published an article about their research on the island of Alderney in the UK Channel Islands. ‘Reconstructing a painful past: A non-invasive approach to reconstructing Lager Norderney in Alderney, the Channel Islands’ has been published by Springer in Visual Heritage in the…
The official launch of the Centre of Archaeology based at Staffordshire University took place on the 18th of December. The event was a huge success and was attended by a host of delegates from heritage organisations from across the UK including English Heritage, The Potteries Museum and Museum of London Archaeology. We were also pleased…
The Centre of Archaeology has announced an exciting public lecture series, starting in January 2014. The series beginswith a lecture for Holocaust Memorial Day on the latest research at Treblinka undertaken by Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls. Lectures will then be delivered by a series of renowned experts on topics as diverse as the archaeology of…
A documentary that follows the work of a team from the Centre of Archaeology was aired on the 27th November on Channel 5 at 9pm. Treblinka: Inside Hitler’s Secret Death Camp follows the archaeological investigation at Treblinka in Poland, led by Dr. Caroline Sturdy Colls. It is now available on Demand 5. Read more about…
