join our master's in archaeology and immerse yourself in a region rich with prehistoric, roman, medieval, and post-medieval heritage. experience a dynamic learning environment with field trip opportunities that bring our rich archaeological landscape to life, and engage directly with archaeology through visits to our on-campus museum, great north museum: hancock, which houses world-class collections that are essential to your learning experience. the archaeology master's has one general, and six specialist pathways. you can therefore select a pathway to suit your individual needs, background and career aspirations. as well as the main ‘archaeology’ pathway, you can choose from: prehistoric archaeology classical archaeology: greek and roman roman frontier studies late antique, medieval and byzantine archaeology historical archaeology archaeology, artefacts and technologies newcastle university has a long and distinguished history of archaeological research, including: prehistoric archaeology in britain, western europe and the mediterranean greek archaeology roman archaeology archaeology of the late antique period western medieval archaeology byzantine archaeology historical archaeology (the post-1500 ad world) landscape studies material culture studies you'll join a vibrant archaeology community at newcastle and receive specialist teaching from leading academics in subjects of their research expertise. throughout the course you'll have opportunities to engage and learn about our innovative research. we have an extensive programme of invited speakers from across the country and around the world, giving you a chance to connect with researchers based in other institutions. join a vibrant community of postgraduate students from archaeology, classics and history through our postgraduate forum, which also has a seminar series, annual conference and e-journal.