40 PhD programmes in Archaeology in United Kingdom

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.

The Archaeology programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London investigates past societies, material remains, and human activity across diverse historical periods, fostering advanced scholarly inquiry into cultural development and historical interpretation.

Current research in Archaeology at University of Liverpool uses state-of-the-art interdisciplinary methods and approaches to study the Palaeolithic and Neolithic societies of Southwest Asia, Mediterranean Europe and Africa, human evolution, classical archaeology, the cultures of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean, later European prehistory and Medieval and post-Medieval archaeology.

The Archaeology and Palaeoecology programme at Queen's University Belfast explores long-term changes in ecosystems, environments, climate and human societies, using approaches such as pollen analysis, tephra dating, dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating, alongside investigations of culture through time and space.

Enjoy the flexibility to follow your own research interests with this Archaeology by Distance Learning programme from University of Nottingham, supported by the expert staff. You may also choose to study for either a PhD or MPhil qualification.

The Archaeology programme offered by Durham University supports innovative investigation across past societies, material evidence, and heritage practice.

The Classical Archaeology and Ancient History programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London examines societies, cultures, identities, and transformations across the Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and Italian worlds, advancing understanding of antiquity through specialised historical and archaeological scholarship.

A PhD in Egyptology at Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial research project led by your own passions and interests.

Enjoy the flexibility to follow your own research interests, supported by our expert staff. You may also choose to study for either a Archaeology PhD or MPhil qualification at University of Nottingham. 

The DPhil in Classical Archaeology at the University of Oxford provides you with the opportunity to pursue substantial independent research from within a wide range of periods and subjects, ranging from the prehistoric Aegean through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods to Byzantium.

This Archaeology programme at the University of Huddersfield puts you at the centre of work that explores major historical and contemporary issues. 

We offer a phd degree in Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen. Reap the benefits of our unique location in North-East Scotland, surrounded by major archaeological sites from ancient civilisations on the mainland (and Orkney).

The DPhil in Archaeological Science from University of Oxford provides students with the opportunity to pursue substantial independent research that contributes to the development and application of scientific methods to the study of the past.

Join our large, thriving PhD community at the University of Sheffield investigating topics in a wide variety of archaeological specialisms: Landscape, Funerary and Mediterranean Archaeology, Medieval Europe, Bioarchaeology and Archaeomaterials.

This Archaeology (Distance Learning) programme at the University of Huddersfield puts you at the centre of work that explores major historical and contemporary issues. 

The Archaeology course from University of Cambridge, is normally obtained after three years of study (five years part-time) on an approved subject within the field of Archaeology, and includes an oral examination on the thesis and the general field of knowledge in which it falls.

This Archaeology MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter covers human origins through to the recent past, and is characterised by theoretically informed field-based approaches and a strong commitment to methodological innovation.

The DPhil in Archaeology at the University of Oxford provides students with the opportunity to pursue substantial independent research across a wide range of periods and subjects, including British, European, African, and Asian archaeology, and in theoretical aspects of the discipline.

Work with leading scholars on a project of your choice. Make a significant and original contribution to knowledge through a research degree in Archaeology or Anthropology from The University of Lancashire.

At University of Hull, you Archaeology research under the supervision and guidance of leading experts who are active historians working on everything from ancient Rome to modern Britain.