81 PhD programmes in Archaeology

The Archaeological Studies degree at Yale University focuses on ritual complexes and writing, ceramic analysis, warfare, ancient civilizations, origins of agriculture, and museum studies. 

The Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World at the University of Pennsylvania trains students for careers in the art and archaeology of Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations.

The classical Greek and Roman cultures form the focus of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University, which also encompasses the study of other classical Mediterranean cultures from the Early Bronze Age to the first Byzantian era.

The Faculty of Archaeology at the Leiden University offers a dynamic research environment for PhD candidates. 

Research in Ancient Material Religion at The Open University UK involves studying the material, visual and other sensory aspects of ancient cults and rituals, including sacred objects (e.g. statues of divinities, votive offerings, curse tablets), temple buildings and sanctuaries, and human and animal bodies.

Welcome to the University of Bari Aldo Moro's Archaeological, Historical, and Architectural Mediterranean Landscape Heritage Doctoral Program.

The Archaeology programme offered by Umea University develops advanced research expertise in past human societies, material culture, and human–environment interactions through archaeological and environmental archaeological inquiry.

Archaeology at Memorial University of Newfoundland has a growing international reputation founded on the breadth and quality of faculty research, excellence in teaching and state-of-the-art facilities.

School of Archaeology the University College Dublin welcomes applications from potential PhD students in all fields related to Archaeology or World Heritage. 

The Archaeology programme at University of Glasgow has an active postgraduate community, carrying out research on a wide range of topics from the Mesolithic to the present day and from Northern Scandinavia to the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Classical Studies discipline has distinctive expertise in the material culture of the ancient world. Greek and Roman Material Culture research at The Open University UK covers a wide range of topics, including votive offerings from ancient sanctuaries, the archaeology of Etruscan Italy, ancient dress, ceramics, and Roman funerary monuments.

Columbia University offers one of the richest graduate Art History and Archaeology program in the discipline, and students are encouraged to take advantage of its variety of subjects and approaches.

The Archaeology and History of Art programme at Koc University offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of archaeology, the history of art and visual culture, late antique and Byzantine studies, cultural heritage management, museum studies, and maritime archaeology. 

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington offers a phd degree in Archaeology. Join us! 

In the Ph.D. program, students at Southern Methodist University concentrate either in Cultural Anthropology or in Archaeology. 

The Archaeological Anthropology program at New York University seeks both to understand the human past—including cultural origins and evolution, human adaptations, inequality, agriculture, and urban life—and to link this past to the world that we inhabit today.

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester offers this PhD degree in Bioarchaeology.

The Art Department at University of Virginia sponsors a specialized graduate Program in Mediterranean Art and Archaeology, leading to the Ph.D degree. 

The Humanities programme at Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan coordinates doctoral education and prepares candidates for advanced academic research.

Our PhDs by Practice are an innovative entry route for anyone working in the sector or with significant experience in the chosen field of practice. This is an opportunity for you to extend your professional practice and consider its intellectual and research context. The Archaeology (by Practice) programme is offered at University of York.