Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas
Maya and Mesoamerican archaeology. African archaeology and Palaeolithic archaeology.
Faculty Research Focus
- Maya and Mesoamerican archaeology.
- Palaeolithic archaeology and African archaeology
- Indigenous archaeology
Search for a Research Supervisor in the Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Research Interests
The Faculty will consider any research topic that interests potential PhD students; however, students will benefit from researching in areas that align with the Faculty’s strengths. Please contact the Faculty to discuss your PhD topic.
Alternatively you may contact one of our academics below to discuss your area of interest.
- African archaeology - Dr Nicola Stern
- Archaeological Science and Geoarchaeology - Dr Andy Herries
- Archaeology of the Pacific Islands - Dr Anita Smith
- Australian archaeology - Dr Nicola Stern
- Geochronology of early Hominin Evolution - Dr Andy Herries
- Heat treatment of stone tools and pyrotechnology - Dr Andy Herries
- Human impacts - Professor Patricia Fall
- Landscape archaeology - Dr Nicola Stern
- Maya and Mesoamerican archaeology - Professor Peter Mathews
- Modern Human Origins in South Africa and China - Dr Andy Herries
- Origins of fire use - Dr Andy Herries
- Origins of the Acheulian and its transition to the Middle Stone Age - Dr Andy Herries
- Palaeoecology of tropical rain forests on Pacific and Caribbean islands - Professor Patricia Fall
- Palaeolithic archaeology - Dr Nicola Stern
- Pollen and seed disposal - Professor Patricia Fall
- Prehistoric Bulgaria - Dr Andy Herries
- Site formation processes and issues of time & scale - Dr Nicola Stern
- The evolution of human behaviour - Dr Nicola Stern
