Archaeology and Ancient History

About this course

Archaeology and ancient history together provide one of the richest approaches to the study of the ancient world, combining the material evidence of archaeology with the textual and documentary evidence of historical study. Archaeology recovers and interprets the physical traces of past human life, from monumental structures and everyday objects to environmental evidence and human remains. Ancient history examines the written record of the classical and ancient worlds, including the civilisations of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and beyond. Together the two disciplines give you access to a far richer picture of ancient life than either could offer alone. At the University of Southampton, this three-year full-time programme develops specialist knowledge across your chosen areas and places you within an active research community in both disciplines. You will learn to work with primary

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 82% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 16% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 16% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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