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Archaeology Tripos students can take  B1 Humans in Biological Perspective in their first year (Part I). Part II students (second & third year) can then choose either Biological Anthropology Track or the Joint Biological Anthropology/Archaeology Track

 

Part II Biological Anthropology Track

Part IIA

Part IIA students in the Biological Anthropology Track will take the following courses:

  • B5 From Data to Interpretation 
  • TWO Papers from:
  • ONE Paper from:
    • Another paper from B2-B4
    • Archaeology Tripos:
      • A2 Archaeology in Action
      • A10 Archaeological Theory and Practice I
      • A21 Archaeological Science
      • A22 Palaeolithic Archaeology
      • A23 European Prehistory
      • A24 Medieval Globe
      • A26 Mesopotamian Archaeology II: territorial states to empires
      • A28 Ancient Egypt in context: an archaeology of foreign relations
      • A30 The Archaeology of death and burial
      • A33 Ancient South America
      • A35 The Archaeology of Africa
      • A37 Classical Art and Archaeology (Classics Tripos)
    • Psychology Tripos:
      • PBS3
      • PBS4
    • HSPS Tripos (check website for available options)

Part IIB

Part IIB students in the Biological Anthropology Track will take the following courses:

* two of B11-B18 must be substituted for one of B2-B4 if not already taken in Part IIA. Otherwise, two of B11-B18 may be substituted by a year-long paper in Archaeology or PBS, or by two one-term papers.

Part II Joint Biological Anthropology/Archaeology Track

Part IIA

Part IIA students in the Joint Biological Anthropology/Archaeology Track will take the following courses:

  • B5 From Data to Interpretation 
  • ONE Paper from: 
  • ONE Paper from:
    • A2 Archaeology in Action (required if not taken in Part I)
    • A10 Archaeological Theory and Practice I
  • ANOTHER Paper from B2-B4 OR one from:
    • A10 Archaeological Theory and Practice I
    • A21 Archaeological Science
    • A22 Palaeolithic Archaeology
    • A23 European Prehistory
    • A24 Medieval Globe
    • A26 Mesopotamian Archaeology II: territorial states to empires
    • A28 Ancient Egypt in context: an archaeology of foreign relations
    • A30 The Archaeology of death and burial
    • A33 Ancient South America
    • A35 The Archaeology of Africa
    • A37 Classical Art and Archaeology (Classics Tripos)

Part IIB

Part IIB students in the Joint Biological Anthropology/Archaeology Track will take the following courses:

  • ONE of:
    • A10*
    • A12 
  • Two one-term papers, one chosen from B11-B18 and the other from Archaeology's one-term papers  AS1–AS12, A13, A50–A62.
  • EITHER
    • ONE paper chosen from A10* or A12
    • TWO papers chosen from B11–B18, A13, AS1– AS12, A50–A62
  • A dissertation.

*A10 must be taken if not taken at Part IIA