UCL Institute of Archaeology

Further Information

Facilities and Staff

The Institute of Archaeology provides a stimulating environment for postgraduate study, with over 290 registered Masters students and 120 MPhil/PhD students - further details of the Institute's facilities are available here. Its outstanding archaeological library is complemented by University College London's main library, University of London Senate House and other specialist libraries.

The teaching staff for this degree bring together a range and depth of expertise that is arguably unparalleled at other institutions.

David Wengrow is Professor of Comparative Archaeology, with a focus on the Middle East and neighbouring regions. His research explores early cultural transformations across the boundaries of Asia, Africa, and Europe, including the emergence of the first farming societies, states, and systems of writing. His books include  What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West (Oxford University Press) and The Archaeology of Early Egypt. Social Transformations in North-East Africa, 10,000-2,650 BC (Cambridge University Press). He is Co-Director of a field project in the Shahrizor Plain, Iraqi Kurdistan, investigating the world’s earliest transition from village to urban life.

Other staff with expertise in Middle Eastern archaeology and heritage are listed below. Many teach courses associated with this degree and may be available for supervising dissertations:

Mark Altaweel Andrew Bevan Richard Bussmann Beverley Butler Rob Carter Sue Colledge Dorian Fuller Andrew Garrard David Jeffreys Louise Martin

John Merkel Dominic Perring Tim Power Stephen Quirke Thilo Rehren Rachael Sparks Kathy Tubb Tim Williams Karen Wright

Funding Opportunities

• A list of the funding opportunities available for students taking taught Masters programmes is provided by the Student Funding Office.
• UK and EU students who intend to enrol for this degree are eligible to apply for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding.

While you are here

• Comments from some recent students
• Other advantages of studying in London

After you leave

• Some recent graduates of the programme have gone on to do PhDs while others have pursued an incredibly wide range of professional careers both within and beyond archaeology.

Further Information and Application Forms

• There is no specific deadline for this degree. Applications are normally accepted anytime from 1st November to 1st August unless there are no longer any places available.
• For further details, please email David Wengrow, or the Institute of Archaeology's Graduate Admissions Tutor.

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