Archaeology MSc (Res)

The MSc by Research in Archaeology is perfect if you have a specific topic of interest you wish to research in depth.<br/><br/>This one-year degree (or 2 years part-time) provides a solid grounding in the methods and techniques of research, while enabling you to pursue your own project and complete an extended thesis with the guidance of supervisors who are experts in the field.<br/><br/>We welcome applications from anyone keen to work in areas or on topics in which we have expertise. These include:<br/><br/><br/>• Aspects of Science-based archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Osteoarchaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Zooarchaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Coastal and marine heritage<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Megalithic monuments<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Early civilisations and urban societies in the Mediterranean and Europe<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Near Eastern archaeology and Egyptology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Later European prehistory<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The archaeology of Scotland<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The Byzantine world<br/><br/><br/><br/>We have a wide range of expertise covering different areas, time periods and themes, including:<br/><br/><br/>• Bioarchaeology and isotope studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Egyptology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Roman and ‘Celtic’ archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The Byzantine World and Late Antiquity <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Megalithic monuments<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Prehistory of Europe, the Mediterranean and North-East Africa<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Early civilisations and urban societies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The archaeology of Scotland<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Cultural heritage and sustainability<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Digital heritage and heritage policy<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Archaeomaterials analysis <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Human evolution<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Conflict archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Medieval archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Computational archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Marine and coastal archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Buildings archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Archaeological survey-Landscape archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Zooarchaeology and Environmental archaeology<br/><br/>