Greek Archaeology at Oxford

Introduction

Oxford has a world-class concentration of teaching and research staff in ancient Greek archaeology and visual culture, from the Bronze Age to Byzantium. Major areas of research include: Linear B scripts, Early Iron Age (Lefkandi), Greek painted pottery, Greek sculpture, Hellenistic art, Hellenistic Cyrenaica (Euesperides), Greek cities under the Roman empire (Aphrodisias), Black Sea archaeology (Pichvnari), the Late Roman East (al-Andarin), multi-period field survey (Sfakia, Crete), and reception of Classical antiquity.

Greek archaeology at Oxford has close connections with literary studies (art and texts, iconography, drama) and with ancient history, numismatics and epigraphy, and several classicists and historians have interests and expertise in Greek art and archaeology.

Outstanding facilities include the Beazley Archive , the Sackler library (a superb collection for the subject, combining major holdings in ancient history, archaeology and history of art), the Bodleian library , the Institute of Archaeology and the Ashmolean Museum with the Cast Gallery and the Heberden Coin Room .

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 either a one-year M.St or a two-year M.Phil., both with numerous options in Greek archaeology. It is possible to select only Greek options, or to combine them with options in other areas of Classical Archaeology (from the Aegean Bronze Age through to the Byzantine period), European or World archaeology; or in Archaeological Science.

Doctoral students at Oxford are writing theses on a wide range of subjects in Classical Archaeology.
Details on graduate application procedures.

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