Prehistoric Archaeology specializes in the prehistoric culture from the early Stone Age through to the Viking Age, with special focus on the southern Scandinavian and European area. The course consists of both theoretical and methodological components: in practice, you participate in a training excavation in which you subsequently learn to handle findings in the form of registration and interpretation. In addition, large parts of the education is theoretically based, where you learn to use different tools to interpret the findings and put them in a social and cultural context. There is also a strong emphasis on a reflexive perspective in relation to the human role in ancient society, with interdisciplinary insights from anthropology, sociology, psychology, neurobiology, etc.

Studying the past gives you an opportunity to actively contribute to the topical issues about human evolutionary history, climate, globalization, religion, language, technology etc.. While you gain a nuanced understanding of contemporary culture and society. New discoveries constantly emerge and new theories are continually developed, which in effect means that the subject is constantly evolving, and we constantly confront ourselves and our surroundings with new questions. In this area the section is at the forefront of the field, when it comes to significant enterprises such as King's Castles (Kongens Borge) and international research projects as Galathea Expedition, which provides ample opportunity to build substantial expertise in topics related to both society and natural science. Finally, there is ample opportunity to study or participate in excavations both at home and abroad during your time of study. Our students have among others recently participated in excavations in Bahrain, England, Greenland, France and Papua New Guinea.  

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Prehistoric Archeology offers the following degrees:

• Bachelor degree 
• Master's degree 
• Ph.D.