Reporter 19/6/02: Examination in Archaeology for the M.Phil. Degree

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Examination in Archaeology for the M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 462)

With effect from 1 October 2002

Regulation 1.

Option A. Archaeology

By amending subsection (ii) and adding a new subsection (iii) so as to read:

(ii) two written papers, each of three hours' duration, as follows:

Paper 1. The principles and practice of archaeology.

Paper 2. Aspects of world archaeology.

Paper 2 will include the following sections, from which every candidate, subject to the approval of the Degree Committee, must select one, on which he or she will be required to answer three questions:

(a) Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology
(b) Bio-archaeology
(c) Mesopotamian archaeology
(d) South Asian archaeology
(e) African archaeology
(f) Later European prehistory
(g) The archaeology of early historic Europe
(h) The archaeology of ancient Egypt
(i) Quantitative analysis
(j) Ethnoarchaeology
(k) East Asian archaeology
(l) Archaeology of the Americas
(m) Geo-archaeology;

provided that the Degree Committee may announce, not later than the end of the Easter Term of the preceding academical year, that a particular section or sections will not be available;

(iii) four essays, each of not more than 4,000 words in length, of which one shall be an essay on topics related to the principles of archaeology, one on the practice of archaeology, and one on the topic of the candidate's choice of option in Paper 2. The fourth essay may be on any topic chosen by the candidate.

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