Classical Archaeology at Oxford

Introduction

Oxford has one of the largest groups of classical archaeologists of any university in the world, covering the full span of classical art and archaeology from the Aegean Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods to the Byzantine world. Research and teaching staff have interests in all aspects of the period, ranging from Linear B, visual art and representation, classical art history and reception of classical culture, architecture, settlement patterns, landscape, economy and ancient technology.

The Sackler Library's collection of archaeological journals and books is widely recognised as one of the best in the world, and the Bodleian library is a copyright library holding copies of every book published in Britain, together with a large collection of foreign publications. The Ashmolean Museum holds internationally important collections of Greek, Roman and Near Eastern pottery, artefacts and coins, and its Cast Gallery contains numerous plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures. Other research facilities are available in the Institute of Archaeology, and the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art.

Classical archaeologists at Oxford also enjoy the benefit of contact with numerous colleagues in ancient history who have strong interests in archaeology. Both undergraduate courses and graduate research seminars emphasise the links between ancient history and archaeology.

Undergraduate courses
The undergraduate course in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History studies the archaeology and history of the Greek and Roman worlds. Classical archaeology options are also available within the undergraduate courses in Classics , in Ancient and Modern History and in Archaeology and Anthropology

Graduate study
At graduate level, the Taught Masters Program in Classical Archaeology offers numerous options in Classical from the Aegean Bronze Age through to the Byzantine period. Students may choose to focus on a particular period or culture (Aegean Bronze Age; Greek archaeology; Roman archaeology; Byzantine archaeology), or to cover a variety of periods. In addition, it is possible to select options from the Masters degrees in Ancient History, European or World archaeology; or in Archaeological Science.

Doctoral students at Oxford are writing theses on a wide range of subjects in Classical Archaeology (see Theses on the menu above).
Details on graduate application procedures.

Wolfson College DPhil Studentships in Classical Archaeology
Wolfson College is offering two graduate scholarships in the field of Classical Archaeology, for new Archaeology DPhil applicants who intend to commence reading for their doctorates in Michaelmas Term 2011. The scholarships are funded through the generosity of two donors, Baron Lorne Thyssen and the Mougins Museum of Classical Art. Further information and deadlines can be found at: http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/financial/

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