Archaeology PhD

Durham University

Our top-rated, internationally-acclaimed department supports early-career researchers to pursue innovative research projects and develop their ideas, skill sets, networks and intellectual horizons, toward building professional or academic careers in Archaeology, Heritage, Museums, Conservation, and beyond.We have a very wide range of research specialisms, encompassing archaeologies of Britain and Europe, West Asia, Egypt and North Africa, South Asia and East Asia, the Palaeolithic to the 21st century, studying materials from human remains to iconography, and honing cutting-edge scientific methods to theoretical frameworks. Synergies in this pool of research activity are fostered in vibrant, cross-disciplinary Research and Impact Groups.three years of full-time or six years of part-time research and writing, plus another year of continuation writing up time where needed, producing a dissertation of up to 100,000 words. The subject of your thesis will be a substantial piece of original research where you demonstrate your ability to undertake independent research. In consultation with the supervisor and department, the candidate may substitute the traditional dissertation with a collection of related publications tied together with introduction and conclusions.