WHY STUDY ARCHAEOLOGY AND PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY?
Students have individual reasons for studying our disciplines. Sometimes it is the romance and excitement of discovering objects from the past that tell us something of the lives of long gone people. It may be wonder at the achievements of the people of antiquity, or a fascination with tracing the evidence of our evolution from remote ancestors. For some students Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology provides interesting units towards their degree. Others hope to become professional archaeologists or to work in a related profession such as cultural heritage management. The School caters to both types of students, and is at pains to ensure that both gain a set of intellectual skills and training in the art of learning, which will enrich and inform their future lives, regardless of their ultimate career paths. Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology are almost unique disciplines in that they combine humanities and sciences, and call upon a great range of diverse specialists in seeking to interpr
