Archaeology investigates ancient and historic societies through material remains, landscapes and cultural heritage. Research explores how people lived, built communities and interacted with their environments, and how those past societies continue to shape the present.
Great for students interested in archaeology, history, heritage management, museum work or cultural preservation.
Archaeological research addresses questions such as:
These questions connect scientific analysis with public history and heritage work.
Research combines fieldwork, laboratory analysis and digital methods. Students may participate in excavations, artifact analysis or landscape studies.
Digital tools such as GIS and multimedia documentation play a major role, especially through collaboration with UB’s Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology.
Archaeology commonly explores:
Together, these approaches bring the human past into clearer focus.
History, geography, museum studies, environmental science and heritage management.
Students can take part in excavations, lab work and digital projects that build hands-on experience valued by employers and graduate programs.