Department of Archaeology and History

We inspire students to join us in building knowledge about our world, and its many pasts, so that we can create a better future.

Our students get real world experience on study tours, in field schools and on location at excavation sites around the world.

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Want to become an archaeologist or a historian? A La Trobe degree is the gateway to a rewarding career.

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Research

Our innovative researchers are shaping how the past is understood in Australia and abroad.

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Partnerships

We partner with the Heritage sector and our communities to develop new understandings of the past.

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Facilities

Our laboratories expose Archaeology students to cutting-edge scientific techniques.

Our history and archaeology research is rated ‘above world standard’.

La Trobe's archaeology subjects rank in the top 100 globally.

Choose your own adventure with majors, minors and electives from more than 50 interest areas.

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2.9m-year-old stone tools found at Kenyan site

Ancient stone toolkit reveals early humans’ hunting ground larger
Laboratory specialises in human origins

The Australian Archaeomagnetism Laboratory specialises in research that seeks to uncover our human origins
Inspirational teachers in Archaeology and History

Meet our inspirational teachers and find out how they are helping students to learn about the past