MPhil Modules
The Department of Archaeology offers students great flexibility in combining papers. Students may explore, for example, a region and a method, or choose an archaeological science emphasis.
Students in Archaeology MPhil programmes take the equivalent of three year-long papers (which can be made up of a combination of one- and two-term long papers) in a combination specific to their chosen MPhil option, as well as taking the Research Skills module and completing a dissertation.
Students in Human Evolutionary Studies are encouraged to attend B2, B3, and B4, as well as any of the one-term papers (B11-B18) in which they are particularly interested or that are directly relevant to their dissertation. B5 is a compulsory module.
Students taking the MPhil in Archaeological Research or the MPhil in Biological Anthropological Science are not required to attend any papers (except G01 for Archaeological Research) but can sit in on any that are relevant to their research with the permission of the module coordinator.
The modules offered each year vary - some are offered in either odd or even years - and applicants are advised to contact the Teaching Administrator for information about the year for which they are applying if they are in any doubt.
Papers running in 2023-24
The following year-long papers will be available to MPhil Students in the Department of Archaeology in 2023-24 (any marked TBC have not been confirmed to run):
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Note that language papers will only run if there is suitable demand.
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Heritage papers (G22, G23, G24) are restricted to students in the MPhil in Heritage Studies due to the high number of students in that programme.
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Title |
Coordinator |
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G01 |
Research Skills |
Prof John Robb and Prof Matthew Collins |
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G04 |
Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology |
Dr Alastair Key |
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G05 |
European Prehistory |
Prof John Robb |
| G06 |
Medieval Europe in a Global Context |
Dr Susanne Hakenbeck |
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G08 |
Mesopotamian Archaeology 2: Territorial States to Empires |
Dr Steve Renette |
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G12 |
Historical Archaeology of Ancient Egypt II |
TBC |
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G16 |
The Archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America |
Dr Elizabeth DeMarrais |
| G17 | The Archaeology of Africa |
Prof Paul Lane |
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G22 |
Socio-Politics of the Past |
Dr Dacia Viejo-Rose |
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G23 |
Heritage Management |
Dr Andreas Pantazatos |
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G24 |
Special Topics in Heritage |
Dr Lila Janik |
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G25 |
Egyptian Language I |
TBC |
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G26 |
Middle Egyptian text/ Advanced Egyptian language |
TBC |
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G27 |
Old and Late Egyptian Texts |
Dr Hratch Papazian |
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G28 |
Coptic |
Dr Hratch Papazian |
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G29 |
Demotic |
Dr Hratch Papazian |
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G30 |
Introductory Akkadian Language and Texts |
Dr Jonathan Tenney |
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G32 |
Mesopotamian culture II: Literature |
Dr Jonathan Tenney |
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G33 |
Intermediate Akkadian Language and Texts |
Dr Jonathan Tenney |
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G34 |
Advanced Akkadian Language and Texts |
Dr Jonathan Tenney |
The following year-long papers will be available to Human-Evolutionary Studies MPhil students in the Department of Archaeology in 2023-24:
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B2 |
Human ecology and behaviour |
Dr Nikhil Chaudhary |
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B3 |
Human evolution |
Prof Marta Lahr |
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B4 |
Comparative human biology |
Dr Mark Dyble |
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B5 |
From Data to Interpretation |
Dr Alfredo Cortell-Nicolau |
The following term-long papers will be available to Archaeology MPhil Students in the Department of Archaeology in 2023-24:
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Title |
Coordinator |
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A50 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 4 (A Technologically Dependent Lineage) |
Dr Alastair Key |
| A61 | Archaeology of Colonialism | Prof Paul Lane |
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AS1 |
Foundation Statistics |
Dr Alfredo Cortell-Nicolau |
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AS3 |
Geographical information systems in archaeology |
David Redhouse |
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AS6 |
Archaeobotany TBC |
TBC |
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AS8 |
Biomolecular Archaeology |
Prof Matthew Collins |
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AS9 |
Archaeological Materials and Technologies |
Dr Carmen Ting |
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G02 |
Archaeological concepts |
Prof John Robb and Dr Elizabeth DeMarrais |
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G19 |
Principles of Archaeological Science |
Dr Carmen Ting |
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G20 |
Practice of Archaeological Science |
Dr Carmen Ting |
The following term-long papers will be available in the MPhils Biological Anthropological Science and Human-Evolutionary Studies to sit in on in 2023-24:
| B12 | Special topics in biological anthropology 2 (Human Palaeobiology) |
Prof Marta Lahr |
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B13 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 3 (Evolutionary Medicine) |
Dr Mark Dyble |
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B14 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 4 (A Technologically Dependent Lineage) |
Dr Alastair Key |
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B15 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 5 (Human Sociality) |
Dr Nikhil Chaudhary |
| B16 | Special topics in biological anthropology 6 (Genomes: Ancient, Modern and Mixed) | Dr Guy Jacobs |
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B17 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 7 (Our Extended Family: Primate Biology and Behaviour) |
Dr Sylvain Lemoine |
The following year-long papers will not be offered in 2023-24:
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Title
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G07 |
Mesopotamian Archaeology I: Prehistory and Early States |
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G11 |
Historical Archaeology of ancient Egypt I |
| G13 |
Ancient India I: the Indus civilisation and beyond |
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G14 |
Ancient India 2: Early Historic cities of South Asia |
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G15 |
Ancient South America |
| G21 |
G21 Landscapes, Built Environment and material culture of Ancient Egypt |
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G31 |
Mesopotamian culture I: Society, Economy and Politics |
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G35 |
Sumerian |
