Palaeoanthropology

The University of Sheffield is the world leader in palaeoanthropology, with its world-class facilities at the Field Museum. The Department of Anthropology is a vibrant centre of excellence in the field, conducting a wide variety of research on fossil hominids and human evolution. The Department has a strong reputation for interdisciplinary research, particularly in palaeoanthropology and human evolution, and a growing international reputation for research in the Neolithic of Europe.