Division of Archaeology

Information for current undergraduate students

The Division of Archaeology at Cambridge offers a range of facilities that students can make use of during their studies, including the Haddon Library, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and five internationally recognised Laboratories.

The Division of Archaeology has restructured its core papers (formerly A1–A4).

Beginning in 2009–10, IIA students will take three core papers instead of two (A1, A2, and A10). The change represents a restructuring of our core papers rather than an addition of any new requirements.

In the new scheme, A1 covers the history of thought in archaeology and materialisation, A2 presents lectures on the practice of archaeology (topics such as `death and burial' and `time'), while A10, the new course, will contain all of the practical training (fieldwork, working with artefacts, and laboratory skills) formerly included in the A2 course.

A1 and A2 will continue to be examined in June, while A10 will be assessed by coursework related to the different projects and training exercises undertaken by students during the year.

For IIa you do 5 papers, 3 core and 2 options, and for IIb you do 5 papers, 2 core, 3 options, which can include a dissertation

Overall, the amount of teaching hours, exams, and pieces of assessed work will not change. These changes are being implemented for the new cohort of IIA students entering in Michaelmas 2009, and there will be slight changes to the IIB syllabus in 2010.

Students currently reading Part II Archaeology will not be affected by these changes.

There is an official student society of the Division of Archaeology at Cambridge University—the Archaeology Field Club and students from the Department also publish their own academic journal—the Archaeological Review from Cambridge.

A range of discussion groups are also organised by the graduate students, which undergraduates are more than welcome to attend. Click on the link to the full list of events and seminars to see the times and locations for all upcoming events and which are open to all.

All undergraduates continuing to Part IIA Archaeology are required to complete a Compulsory Fieldwork programme before they may proceed to Part IIB. A list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Compulsory Fieldwork programme is available.

For your written work your Bibliographies and Referencing should follow an acceptable format. This information is there to help and guide you.

At the side are links to the staff of the Department and the Research that they undertake. There is also a link to the range of computing services and support offered by the Department.

Plagiarism

It is essential that students read and understand the University-wide Statement on the central plagiarism website. This also includes guidance on how to avoid plagiarism, and the University's plagiarism policy. The Division of Archaeology will act swiftly in accordance with University procedures in the event of plagiarism being suspected