Prehistoric Farming Communities (research)

Specialisation of: Archaeology (research)
Degree: Master of Arts in Archaeology (research)
Mode of Study: Full-time
Duration: 2 years
Start date: September, February
Language of instruction: English
Location: Leiden
Croho/isat code: 60133
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Prehistoric Farming Communities is a specialisation of the Research Master’s in Archaeology. The research master’s is an advanced two-year postgraduate programme with an even higher research component than the regular master’s programme and excellent scope for individual student initiative.

Research/PhD

Subjects of research:

  • The archaeology of barrow landscapes
  • Bronze and Iron Age settlement research
  • Late Neolithic Beaker cultures and material culture studies

These are subjects of research in which students actively participate. Research problems are made the core of research seminars which ideally result in research papers that are written as a joint effort with the students and submitted to a (peer reviewed) journal.

Research: between theory and data

Play Archaeological Research at Leiden University (Between theory & data)