Archaeology and Social Anthropology (MA Hons)

About this programme

The archaeology and social anthropology degree examines the diversity of ancient and modern human social and material culture.Archaeology is the study of our human past through the discovery, recovery and analysis of material remains.Archaeologists are uniquely positioned to provide deep-time perspectives on contemporary global challenges such as climate change, migration, identity and heritage.While historians are primarily concerned with oral, written and transcribed accounts of the past, archaeologists use artefacts, ecofacts (such as plant and animal remains), bu