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Excavation and recording at Beregovo, Ukraine

Undergraduate Study

Discover more about our single-honours BA degree in Archaeology!

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Flotation for plant remains in Tibet

Masters and PhD research

Cambridge is one of the foremost centres for graduate study of archaeology in the world.

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Prehistoric boats at Must Farm, Cambridgeshire

Explore our research

Our research ranges in time from the Palaeolithic to the modern day, and in space from the Americas to the UK and Europe, ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, South Asia and Australia.

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Duckworth Laboratory

The Duckworth Laboratory is dedicated to the study of human and primate anatomy. At its core are its collections of human and non-human primate skeletal remains, as well as of casts of hominin fossils.

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McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research serves as an interdisciplinary hub providing a shared intellectual home for archaeologists at Cambridge.

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Cambridge Archaeological Unit

The CAU is a commercial archaeological unit offering a full range of archaeological services supported by the scientific expertise of the University of Cambridge.

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The Duckworth Laboratory

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A European origin for leprosy?

May 10, 2018

The largest study to date on ancient leprosy DNA reveals previously unknown diversity of strains in Medieval Europe.

Ancient DNA reveals impact of the “Beaker Phenomenon” on prehistoric Europeans

Feb 21, 2018

In the largest study of ancient DNA ever conducted, an international team of scientists have revealed the complex story behind one of the defining periods in European prehistory.

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