Studentsandresearchershaveaccesstoextensivemuseumandlibrarycollectionsalongsidestate-of-the-artlaboratoryandfieldequipment.
Ourlibrariesandmuseumsholdextensivehistoricalandarchaeologicalcollections,includingmaterialsoflocalimportanceandextensivecollectionsfromClassicalGreeceandtheRomanEmpire.Ouron-campusmuseum,TheGreatNorthMuseum:Hancock,isanextensiontoourclassroomandallowsustoexplorematerialcollectionsfromprehistorytomodernday,fromaroundtheglobe.
ExplorematerialevidenceofpastpeoplefromtheearliestprehistorytotheModernday.Learnaboutknownindividualswholivedinthearea.
It'salsohometotheNaturalHistorySocietyofNorthumbriacollection.ThisincludesfineEgyptianandethnographiccollections.There'salsomaterialrelatingtothegeology,floraandfaunaoftheregion.
There'salsotheSheftonMuseumcollectionwhichisheavilyincorporatedinsomeofourteaching.TheseincludematerialsfromtheclassicalMediterraneanperiodsincluding:
ItcontainsparticularlyimportantcollectionsofClassicalGreekpotteryandarmour.
ThesecomprisemorethanhalfamillionitemsaswellasextensivearchivespreviouslyheldintheMuseumofAntiquities.
Theyinclude:
Explorer,mountaineeranddiplomat,GertrudeBell(1868-1926)wasalsoapioneeringarchaeologistintheMiddleEastandestablishedtheIraqMuseuminBaghdad.HerarchivesareheldwithinourschoolandhavebeeninscribedintheUNESCOInternationalMemoryoftheWorldRegister.
DocumentsdescribingMiddleEasternarchaeologicalsitesareofgreatvalue.Theyrecordstructuresthathaveerodedor,insomecases,havedisappearedaltogether.Documentsrecordingherexperienceswithdeserttribesareofconsiderableanthropologicalandethnographicalinterest.
SeeevidenceofthelivesofpeoplefromtheearliestprehistorytotheMedievalperiodattheGreatNorthMuseum:Hancock.Learnaboutknownindividualswholivedinthearea.
ThePhilipRobinsonhousesspecialcollectionsforHistory,ClassicsandArchaeology.Italsoprovidesgeneralsubjectbooks,quietstudyareasandcomputerfacilities.
Gethandsonwithancientartefactswhileenjoyingseminarsthatdetailtheiroriginsandsignificanceinhistory.Webringthepasttolifeininnovativeways.
Ourstudentscanaccessoutstandinglibraryfacilities,oncampusandaroundthecity.
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Thelibrarysupplementsface-to-facesupportusing:
TheUniversity'smainlibraryiswithinfiveminutes'walkingdistanceoftheSchool.Ithasmorethan1,900studyspaces,includingareasforgroupdiscussionandsilentresearch.It'sopen24/7duringtermtime.
Thelibrarycontainsbooksandjournalsonarchaeologyandancienthistory.Somematerialdatefromthe17thcenturytothecurrentday.Ithasmorethan10,000booksinstock,whichinclude:
Itprovidesexcellentspaceforstudyorrevision,withPCsontheUniversitynetwork.TheUniversityWi-Fiserviceisalsoavailable.
Specialistequipmentincludes
TheWolfsonArchaeologyLaboratoryisintheKingGeorgeVIbuilding,room2.60.YoucanbookitthroughtheUniversitybookingsystem.
Thinsectionmicromorphologyisatechniquethatwasoriginallydevelopedinsoilscience,tolookattheformationandstructureofsoils.Ithasbecomeanincreasinglyusedtoolinarchaeologicalcontexts,toexaminetheformationprocessesofarchaeologicalsedimentsandmaterials.
OurNewcastleMaterialCultureAnalyticalSuitefacilitatesthefullprocessofresearch,analysis,recording,conservationanddisplayofmaterialcultureandcollections.NeMCASisapartnershipbetweenNewcastleUniversityandtheGreatNorthMuseum.
Computingfacilitiesinclude:
Clusterroomsacrosscampusareopeneachweekday.There'salsooneinbothHendersonHallandCastleLeazeshallsofresidence.Someclusterroomsarealsoopenforextendedhoursandatweekends(someareopen24hours).
YoucanconnecttotheUniversity'snetworkusingyourowncomputerormobiledevice.
Ourpostgraduateshaveuniqueaccesstofirst-classcomputingfacilities.Theseareinourdedicatedpostgraduatecomputerroom.Theyarealsoabletoborrowlaptopsforresearchtrips.