"Administrative Reality and Scribal Apparatus in the Middle Babylonian Period, with Accompanying Texts" published on 29 Jul 2026 by Brill.

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A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge, University College London, and the KU Leuven has found that the structure of primate hindlimb muscles can reflect mechanical demand more stro...

Research Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge.

In 2025, three McDonald monographs were published, these are available both free to download online and in hard copy to purchase.

The Roman annexation of northern Britain in the first century CE correlates with the emergence of a diverse range of economically and culturally significant plants in the region; a process now fram...

The Emperor’s Gift: Power and Legitimacy across the Late Roman Frontier

Partout dans le monde, les singes doivent s’adapter pour faire face aux transformations de leur milieu naturel par les humains. Deux observations récentes l’illustrent bien. L'une sur des macaques con...

The multi-disciplinary archaeological survey at the site of Oued Beht, Morocco, has been awarded the 2025 Field Discovery Award by the Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF), one of the most prestigious int...

The warhorses that changed the course of history, a medieval murder mystery and a 300-million-year-old forest that built the modern world.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance. The McDonald Institute invites applications for the eighth Renfrew Fellowship in archaeology. Named in honour of

A continuous record of early human stone tool production - Volume 4

The Department of Archaeology seeks to appoint a part-time, permanent Biomolecular Research Laboratory Technician. The post holder will be based in the Department's laboratories, which are spread