1.1 Requirements to Pursue an Archaeology Degree

This lesson discusses the subjects that are particularly beneficial to a budding archaeologist. Thankfully no single subject can really be called required to study archaeologyThe study of the human past through material remains such as artefacts, buildings, and landscapes. - what matters most is passion to uncover the past and a willingness to learn.

Essential A-Level/IB Subjects

No subject is integral to studying archaeology and, thanks to the multidisciplinaryDrawing knowledge and methods from multiple academic disciplines. nature of the field, any subject is feasibly useful. This is largely due to the intersection of sciences and humanities used to investigate the past.

Archaeology has adapted, adopted, and developed methods alongside history, classics, physics, biology, and medicine to name just a few. These methods are leveraged to understand the past, shining light onto past people and cultures through the scant remains we have available. Archaeology tries to interpret the past from the few objects that have stood the test of time, and we will use everything at our disposal to understand as much as possible.