Archaeology of the Caribbean and Amazonia

Specialisation of: Archaeology
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
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Archaeological fieldwork is combined with the study of historical documents and the documentation of the oral tradition. Teaching is inspired by ongoing research projects based on excavations and surveys in the Caribbean area and analysis of material remains.

Teaching is inspired by ongoing research projects based on excavations and surveys in the Caribbean area, and analysis of material remains. The main focus of the program is on issues of settlement archaeology as well as human mobility and the exchange of goods and ideas in the circum-Caribbean region. A prime characteristic of the study is its multi-disciplinary perspective (archaeology, biological anthropology, archaeometry, ethnohistory and ethnoarchaeology).