考古学和社会人类学是对过去和现在人类行为的研究。该计划研究了古代和现代人类社会和物质文化的多样性。在该课程结束时，您的本科论文可以在任何一个学科中进行。社会人类学是对人类行为和思想的研究。全世界的社会在社会，文化和政治上都千差万别。对这些变异以及构成这些变异的普通人类的研究是社会人类学的核心。考古学是对人类整个历史的研究，从几百万年前的人类起源一直到生活记忆中的近代。考古学家研究幸存的物质或物质遗骸，以重建过去人民的生活，社会和文化。相反，社会人类学是对人类在现存社会中的行为的研究。了解一个活泼的社会及其
Archaeology and Social Anthropology is the study of past and present human behaviour. This programme examines the diversity of human social and material culture both ancient and modern. Your undergraduate dissertation at the end of this programme can be in either subject. Social anthropology is the study of human conduct and thought. Societies around the world vary enormously socially, culturally and politically. The study of these variations, and the common humanity that underlies them, is at the heart of social anthropology. Archaeology is the study of the entirety of our human past from the origins of humans several million years ago up to recent times within living memory. Archaeologists study surviving material or physical remains to reconstruct the lives, societies and cultures of past peoples. In contrast, social anthropology is the study of human behaviour in living societies. Understanding a living society and its members involves participant observation, spending many months or even years living with, and sharing the experiences of, the people being studied. We emphasise the importance of training in practical archaeological skills. You can gain hands-on experience of artefact identification and analysis in practical sessions using artefacts from our own Vere Gordon Childe collection. Our students will also complete three weeks of archaeological fieldwork at the end of Year 1 and have the option to undertake further fieldwork, as well as projects in heritage management and public engagement, and the lab-based analysis of archaeological remains, in later years of study. If you choose to write your dissertation in Social Anthropology, you will also have the opportunity to conduct your own research for this in the summer break between Year 3 and Year 4.