Taught for over a hundred years at the University of Edinburgh, the modern-day Archaeology Subject Area covers a wide range of techniques and aims to prepare students for professional roles in the field. Archaeology at Edinburgh About us Prehistoric archaeology was initially taught at Edinburgh over a hundred years ago, and in 1927 Gordon Childe became the first professor of the subject. Today Archaeology has a dozen teaching staff, with a wide portfolio of interests. Studying Find out more about studying Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. Research The research interests of our staff cover aspects of prehistory, early civilizations, classical archaeology, Byzantine archaeology, bioarchaeology and experimental archaeology. Facilities & community Archaeology is a close-knit community with access to excellent facilities including labs and artefact teaching collections. This article was published on 2024-08-01
