Classical Archaeology Heidelberg University

Overview

The term “archaeology” means “the study of ancient things”, which points to the common fundamental objective of all forms of archaeology: a focus on the material remains of ancient cultures. This involves interpreting these artefacts in their historical context so as to gain better insight into the particular culture being examined. 

Since the material remains of individual societies diverge greatly from one another, as do their histories, languages, and social structures, a number of different archaeological disciplines have evolved. 

The Classical Archaeology programme from Heidelberg University focuses primarily on the so-called “classical antiquity”, which includes the entire spectrum of material remains from the Greek and Roman cultures. 

Key Features

• Studying classical antiquity merely from an archaeological perspective would lead to a very incomplete picture. Therefore, close collaboration with related disciplines and familiarity with their approaches is essential. This makes collaborative course offerings as well as interdisciplinary research projects critical elements of this degree programme.

• Courses offered by other departments provide opportunities for acquiring requisite language skills or for enrolling in courses in related disciplines. In addition, for students pursuing the degree as a 75% major, both cross-disciplinary competencies modules are counted as part of the major subject.