Do you want to learn the skills required to unearth and reconstruct the past? The aim of this degree programme is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of archaeological methods and theory combined with the study of the archaeology of specific geographical areas and chronological periods. You will learn how to reconstruct what people ate, how they made objects such as pottery, tools, weapons and coins, and bigger issues of social organisation, gender relations and belief systems. Why this subject? A leading academic hub. With 39 full-time academic staff all engaged actively in research, ours is one of the largest departments of its kind in the world. Our lecturing staff includes major concentrations in Greek and Roman Literature, Ancient History, Mediterranean Archaeology, British Prehistoric and Historic Archaeology, Human Evolution (Evolutionary Anthropology), African Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology and Egyptology (the largest grouping of Egyptologists in the UK). Unique breadth of study. We offer a unique range of degree programmes. Our degrees allow you to study the ancient world from human origins through to the civilisations of Greece, Rome, the Near East and Egypt. You can either focus on a particular culture or period or gain a broader training that combines two or more ancient civilisations. Our degrees offer you the chance to follow a range of approaches – historical, archaeological or literary – and to specialise in whatever interests you most. They also give you the opportunity to explore a number of ancient languages: Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Coptic, Sumerian or Akkadian. Excellent resources. The Ancient World has been studied at Liverpool since the 1880s, so Liverpool has built up excellent library resources, as well as outstanding archaeological collections in our Garstang Museum, which holds extensive collections from sites such as Al Mina and the Temple of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. Very few universities have such a resource, which is used extensively in both teaching and research.

Archaeology, Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology degrees from Liverpool have long been recognised as a rigorous training, one which produces graduates with an unusual breadth of experience. Graduates are well equipped for a wide variety of careers in fields as diverse as journalism, heritage management, law, the civil service, teaching, business, IT and tourism. Our graduates also go on to undertake further study and research degrees and have had marked success in gaining employment in universities and major museums. Recent employers National Trust English Heritage Civil Service Archaeology South East Police Service Work experience opportunities Students on archaeological programmes (including Ancient History and Archaeology) will have the opportunity to take placements in the Garstang Museum and National Museums Liverpool, and to do fieldwork with projects in (amongst other locations) Turkey, Southern Africa, Egypt, Greece, Sicily, Jordan, Bulgaria, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Postgraduate opportunities There are over 100 postgraduate students within the department, many from overseas, taking either taught MA or MSc programmes or pursuing their own personal research for the degree of MPhil and PhD. Our Taught Masters programmes encompass Ancient History, Archaeology, Egyptology, Classics, Manx Studies and Palaeoanthropology. Qualifying you for life Skills you will develop on one of our programmes include: Project management Interpersonal and teamwork Numerical and IT Presentational, analytical and critical