Undergraduate Archaeology MA (Hons): Human Past, Fieldwork and Archaeological Analysis The University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom

Archaeology and Social Anthropology MA (Hons) at the University of Edinburgh is a four-year, full-time undergraduate programme exploring past and present human behaviour, social life and material culture. The programme combines archaeology, which investigates the human past through artefacts, ecofacts, buildings, sites and human remains, with social anthropology, which examines behaviour and cultural variation in living societies. Together, these subjects provide perspectives on ancient and mode...

The University of Edinburgh is advertising an Archaeology MScR (Postgraduate Research) for a full-time 1-year or part-time 2-year research degree, starting in 2027. This is a student-oriented research programme for applicants who already have a clear topic and want to complete an extended dissertation under the guidance of expert supervisors. The programme welcomes projects across a broad range of archaeological and heritage themes, including science-based archaeology , osteoarchaeology , zooarc...

The University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for the MScR Scottish Ethnology , a postgraduate research programme beginning in September 2027. The programme is designed for students who want to undertake an independent research project in Scottish ethnology, traditional and popular culture, folklore, heritage, and ethnographic practice. Students develop research skills through methods training, two 5,000-word research assignments, and a supervised 20,000-word dissertation. Research inter...

University of Edinburgh is advertising a PhD in Archaeology for 2027 entry, with full-time and part-time study options and a PhD by Distance route available. The programme sits in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology and welcomes research proposals across a wide range of archaeological themes. Research areas highlighted on the page include science-based archaeology , bioarchaeology , osteoarchaeology , coastal and marine heritage , megalithic monuments , Near Eastern archaeology and E...

A funded PhD project in ancient genomics is available at The Francis Crick Institute with Dr Pontus Skoglund and the Crick ancient genomics laboratory in London, United Kingdom. The project sits at the intersection of computational genomics , bioinformatics , population genetics , statistical genetics , ancient DNA , and human evolution . The lab studies functional evolution and history in the human past using thousands of ancient genomes, with possible directions including experimental function...