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The University of Edinburgh: Archaeology

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Research

Summary

The MSc by Research in Archaeology is aimed at students who have a specific topic of interest into which they wish to conduct their own research.

Research topics

We welcome applications from anyone keen to work in fields that overlap with or complement our academic staff interests. These include:

  • human osteoarchaeology

  • isotopes and science-based methods of investigation

  • early civilisations and urban societies in the Mediterranean and Europe

  • Egyptology

  • Roman archaeology

  • the Byzantine world and late antiquity

  • costal and marine heritage

  • megalithic monuments

  • later European prehistory

  • the archaeology of Scotland

Breadth of expertise

We have a wide range of expertise covering different areas, time periods and themes, including:

  • Bioarchaeology and isotope studies

  • Egyptology

  • Roman and ‘Celtic’ archaeology

  • The Byzantine World and Late Antiquity

  • Megalithic monuments

  • Prehistory of Europe, the Mediterranean and North-East Africa

  • Early civilisations and urban societies

  • The archaeology of Scotland

  • Cultural heritage and sustainability

  • Digital heritage and heritage policy

  • Archaeomaterials analysis

  • Human evolution

  • Conflict archaeology

  • Medieval archaeology

  • Computational archaeology

  • Marine and coastal archaeology

  • Buildings archaeology

  • Archaeological survey - Landscape Archaeology

Focal areas of research include:

  • Bioarchaeology/ Human Osteoarchaeology/ Biological Anthropology

  • Human–environment interactions

  • The transition from hunter-gatherer to farming communities

  • The development of complex societies

  • Cultural heritage perspectives on the past, present, and future

Research community

The School of History, Classics & Archaeology, and our relationships with other subject areas and external organisations, such as the National Museums of Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland, allow us to arrange interdisciplinary study and supervision.

MSc (Res)

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

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