Archaeology of Egypt
| Specialisation of: | Archaeology |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Archaeology |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60805 |
This master’s specialisation deals with the archaeology of the civilisations along the Nile in its broadest sense, and provides a unique long-term overview of the development of societies in Egypt from an archaeological perspective. Specialised seminars provide a familiarisation with relations between material culture and society in different time periods: from Prehistory, through the Pharaonic era to the Graeco-Roman periods. To complement this long term perspective, a course on the archaeology of Coptic Egypt will be offered for the optional free choice.
Career
The last few years have witnessed a favourable development in the Dutch archaeological job market. Since the Convention of Valetta (commonly referred to as the ‘Malta Convention’) on the management of archaeological heritage, funds for carrying out rescue excavations have become available in large building budgets. Employment can therefore chiefly be found in Dutch archaeology on a contract or project basis, either with commercial companies or with (semi-) government institutions: with university institutes, museums, government, provincial and local authority agencies. The archaeology programme in Leiden has been set up in such a way that additional disciplines also provide a sound basis for finding employment in the Netherlands.
