The Archaeology BA will enhance your understanding of the diverse societies of the past through the traces they have left in the form of material objects and texts. We will cover periods from the first use of stone tools 3.3 million years ago to the present day. Practical experience is a key part of the course.
The Archaeology MA inspires you to think about the human past from a variety of thematic and analytical perspectives. Newcastle is surrounded by world-class prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval heritage. We make full use of our rich archaeological landscape with regular study trips and fieldwork.
Archaeology Dissertation This module will introduce you to original archaeological research. It provides you with an opportunity to undertake and write up your own substantial piece of work on an approved topic, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. For this project, you will work in a way similar to an academic archaeologist.
Summary Palaeopathology is the study of past disease in human remains; it is a sub-discipline of bioarchaeology (the study of human remains from archaeological sites). This lecture, seminar and laboratory-based MSc equips you with the theoretical and practical skills and knowledge to study and interpret data collected from human remains.
Prior to arriving at York, Michelle first studied Archaeology in Durham University in 2002 where she completed a BSc degree in Archaeology, focusing on bioarchaeology and medieval archaeology. She went on to study for an MSc degree in Biomolecular Archaeology, run jointly between the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.
Previous to her work on the EAMENA Project, Louise completed a PhD In 2015 in Geography and Archaeology from Durham University. Her thesis dealt with the application of remote sensing to recording former water management systems in the Middle East. For this work, she undertook fieldwork in the Jerablus and Raqqa areas in Syria. Selected.
Janet Montgomery is a British professor at Durham University and a leading archaeological scientist. Biography. Montgomery graduated from the University of Bradford in 1996 with a BSc in Archaeological Science. Janet was awarded a PhD in 2002. Her thesis was the first application of radiogenic lead and strontium isotope analysis to human remains from archaeological sites in Britain, in order.