Sections
Archaeological Sciences | Heritage Studies | World Archaeology
Regions
Africa | Americas | Britain | Central Asia | China | Egypt | Europe | Greek | India | Islamic | London | Mediterranean | Middle East | Pacific | Roman | Turkey
Time Periods
Palaeolithic | Neolithic | Bronze Age | Iron Age | Classical | Medieval | Modern
Techniques, subjects and themes
Agriculture | Archaeobotany | Archaeological Survey | Archaeological Theory | Art History | Artefact Analysis | Audio-visual media | Biological Anthropology | Buildings | Community Archaeology | Conflict Archaeology | Conservation | Cultural Heritage | Dendrochronology | Empires | Environment & Climate | Evolutionary Theory | Experimental | Field | Forensic | Geoarchaeology | GIS | History of Archaeology | Human Evolution | Hunting & Herding | Landscape | Lithic Analysis | Maritime | Materials Analysis | Mathematical Modelling | Museum Studies | Photography | Production & Exchange | Public Archaeology | Public Engagement | Ritual & Religion | Site Management | States & Urbanism | Statistical Analysis | Zooarchaeology
China
China plays an important part in world archaeology, offering not only rich archaeological data, but also new possibilities for alternative theoretical approaches. The Institute of Archaeology is currently carrying out research on China's neolithic cultures (in particular on archaeobotany and environmental archaeology), the Bronze Age and historical archaeology. The subject is presented from a comparative perspective, and the cultural exchanges and interactions between China and other civilizations are examined. Other subjects at the Institute - such as material sciences, conservation and heritage - also make use of Chinese archaeological material, and are building strong links with China’s academic institutions. The Institute is also home to the International Centre for Chinese Heritage and Archaeology (ICCHA), a joint venture between UCL and Peking University.
Research
Projects
- Ancient Chinese Bronzes (with special reference to European Collections)
- China and Its Neighbours
- Chinese Archaeology: History and Interpretation
- Chinese Art Markets and Auctions
- Colour in Early China
- Comparative Pathways to Agriculture (ComPAg)
- Early Rice Project
- Excavated Manuscripts and the Reconstruction of Chinese History
- The Impact of Evolving of Rice Systems from China to Southeast Asia
- Niuheliang, China
- Public Archaeology and Museums in China
- Text, Image and Cultural Memory
- WHS Silk Roads Nominations
- World Heritage in China
Networks
- Hunters and Herders - Global Perspectives (IoA network)
- Imperial Logistics: The Making of the Terracotta Army (IoA network)
Centres
- Centre for Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies
- International Centre for Chinese Heritage and Archaeology
People
- Andrew Bevan
- Cristina Castillo
- Dorian Fuller
- Lukas Nickel
- Thilo Rehren
- Jeremy Tanner
- Tao Wang
- Alison Weisskopf
Degrees
- MA in Archaeology and Heritage of Asia
- MA in Comparative Art and Archaeology
- MA in Urban Archaeology
Courses
undergraduate
graduate
- Cities, States and Religions in Ancient India
- Archaeology of Buddhism
- Archaeological Heritage Management in Asia
- Archaeologies of Asia
- Social Complexity in Early China: from the Neolithic to the Early Empire
- Critical Perspectives on Cultural Heritage in China
