Archaeology MA

Newcastle is a great place to study a master’s in Archaeology. We’re surrounded by world-class prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval heritage and you’ll make full use of our rich archaeological landscape with regular study trips and fieldwork in the region. Our world-class on-campus Great North Museum: Hancock provides some of the finest archaeological collections often used in your learning.

The Archaeology master’s has six specialist pathways and a generic route. You can select a pathway to suit your individual needs, background and career aspirations. As well as a general ‘Archaeology’ pathway, you can choose from:

• Prehistoric Archaeology
• Classical Archaeology: Greek and Roman
• Roman Frontier Studies
• Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Archaeology
• Historical Archaeology
• Archaeology, Artefacts and Technologies

Newcastle University has a long and distinguished history of archaeological research, including:

• Prehistoric archaeology in Britain, Western Europe and the Mediterranean
• Greek archaeology
• Roman archaeology
• Archaeology of the late antique period
• Western medieval archaeology
• Byzantine archaeology
• Historical archaeology (the post-1500 AD world)
• Landscape studies
• Material culture studies