No 6833
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Vol clvi No 38
pp. 639–650
The Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Science gives notice of the following variable papers available for examination for the Archaeology Tripos in the 2026–27 academic year:
The following papers will be available in Part I in 2026–27:
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A1 |
World archaeology |
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A2 |
Archaeology in action |
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A3 |
Introduction to the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia |
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B1 |
Humans in biological perspective |
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E1 |
Egyptian language I |
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M1 |
Introductory Akkadian language and texts |
The following paper will not be available in Part I in 2026–27:
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A4 |
Being human: Interdisciplinary perspectives |
The following papers will be available in Part IIa in 2026–27:
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A2 |
Archaeology in action |
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A10 |
Archaeological theory and practice I |
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A11 |
From data to interpretation (=B5) |
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A21 |
Archaeological science |
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A22 |
Palaeolithic archaeology |
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A23 |
European prehistory |
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A24 |
The medieval globe |
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A25 |
Mesopotamian archaeology I: Prehistory and early states |
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A27 |
Settlement and society in ancient Egypt |
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A29 |
The archaeology of religion in ancient Egypt |
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A31 |
Ancient India I: The Indus civilisation and beyond |
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A33 |
Ancient South America |
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A37 |
Classical art and archaeology |
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B2 |
Human ecology and behaviour |
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B3 |
Human evolution |
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B4 |
Human comparative biology |
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B5 |
From data to interpretation (=A11) |
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E1 |
Egyptian language I |
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E2 |
Middle Egyptian text/advanced Egyptian language |
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E3 |
Old and late Egyptian texts |
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M1 |
Introductory Akkadian language and texts |
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M3 |
Mesopotamian culture II |
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M4 |
Intermediate Akkadian language and texts |
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M6 |
Sumerian language |
The following year-long papers will not be available in Part IIa in 2026–27:
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A26 |
Mesopotamian archaeology |
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A28 |
Ancient Egypt in context: An archaeology of foreign relations |
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A30 |
The archaeology of death and burial in Ancient Egypt |
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A32 |
Ancient India 2: Early historic cities of South Asia |
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A34 |
Ancient North America and Mesoamerica |
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A35 |
The archaeology of Africa |
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M2 |
Mesopotamian culture I: Religion, literature and scholarship |
The following year-long papers will be available in Part IIb in 2026–27:
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A10 |
Archaeological theory and practice I |
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A11 |
From data to interpretation (=B5) |
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A21 |
Introduction to archaeological science |
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A22 |
Palaeolithic archaeology |
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A23 |
European prehistory |
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A24 |
The medieval globe/medieval Europe on a global canvas |
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A25 |
Mesopotamian archaeology I: Prehistory and early states |
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A27 |
Settlement and society in ancient Egypt |
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A29 |
The archaeology of religion in ancient Egypt |
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A31 |
Ancient India I: The Indus civilisation and beyond |
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A33 |
Ancient South America |
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B2 |
Human ecology and behaviour |
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B3 |
Human evolution |
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B4 |
Comparative human biology |
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B5 |
From data to interpretation (=A11) |
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E2 |
Middle Egyptian text/advanced Egyptian language |
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E3 |
Old and late Egyptian texts |
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M3 |
Mesopotamian culture II |
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M4 |
Intermediate Akkadian language and texts |
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M5 |
Advanced Akkadian language and texts |
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M6 |
Sumerian language |
The following term-long papers will be available in Part IIb in 2026–27:
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A12 |
Archaeological theory and practice II |
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A13 |
The past in the present |
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A50 |
The co-evolution of humans and Stone Age culture (=B14) |
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A62 |
Historical ecology |
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AS2 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 1 (Quantitative modelling in archaeology and biological anthropology) (= B11) |
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AS3 |
Geographical information systems in archaeology |
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AS4 |
Zooarchaeology |
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AS6 |
Archaeobotany |
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AS8 |
Molecular archaeology |
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AS9 |
Archaeological materials and technologies |
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B11 |
Special topics in biological anthropology 1 (Quantitative modelling in archaeology and biological anthropology) (= AS2) |
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B12 |
Reconsidering Neanderthals |
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B13 |
Evolutionary medicine |
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B16 |
Human evolutionary genetics: Diversity, ancestry and the human past |
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B17 |
Our extended family: Primate biology and behaviour |
The following year-long papers will not be available in Part IIb in 2026–27:
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A26 |
Mesopotamian archaeology |
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A28 |
Ancient Egypt in context: An archaeology of foreign relations |
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A30 |
The archaeology of death and burial in Ancient Egypt |
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A32 |
Ancient India 2: Early historic cities of South Asia |
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A34 |
Ancient North America and Mesoamerica |
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A35 |
The archaeology of Africa |
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A40 |
Visual narratives |
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B6 |
Major topics in biological anthropology |
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E4 |
Coptic |
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M2 |
Mesopotamian culture I: Religion, literature and scholarship |
The following term-long papers will not be available in Part IIb in 2026–27:
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A51 |
Special topics in European prehistory |
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A52 |
Special topics in historic Europe (Britain, ad 300–800) |
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A54 |
Special topics in regional archaeology 1 (Prehistoric art) |
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A55 |
Special topics in regional archaeology 2 |
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A57 |
Special topics in regional archaeology 4 |
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A60 |
Special topics in museum studies |
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A61 |
Special topics in archaeological concepts 1 (Archaeology of colonialism) |
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A62 |
Historical ecology |
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AS1 |
Foundation statistics |
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AS5 |
Human osteology (=B18) |
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AS10 |
Archaeological genetics |
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AS12 |
Special topics in archaeological methods 2 |
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B15 |
Human sociality: Evolutionary perspectives on cooperation, culture and cognition |
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B18 |
Human osteology (=AS5) |
The Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Science gives notice of the following variable papers available for examination for the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos in the 2026–27 academic year:
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POL1. |
The modern state and its alternatives |
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POL2. |
International conflict, order and justice |
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POL3. |
International organisation |
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POL4. |
Comparative politics |
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POL5. |
Themes and issues in politics and international relations |
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POL6. |
Statistics and methods in politics and international relations |
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POL7. |
The history of political thought to c. 1700 |
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POL8. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
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POL9. |
Conceptual issues in politics and international relations |
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POL10. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
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POL11. |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 |
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POL12. |
A subject in politics and international relations I: The politics of the Middle East |
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POL13. |
A subject in politics and international relations II: British and European politics |
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POL14. |
A subject in politics and international relations III: Politics of global China |
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POL15. |
A subject in politics and international relations IV: The politics of Africa |
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POL16. |
A subject in politics and international relations V: Politics of conflict and peace |
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POL17. |
A subject in politics and international relations VI: A contemporary history of Europe |
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POL18. |
A subject in politics and international relations VII: The politics of the world economy |
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POL19. |
Themes and issues in politics and international relations II |
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POL20. |
A subject in politics and international relations VIII: The politics of development |
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POL21. |
A subject in politics and international relations IX: Politics and gender |
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POL22. |
A subject in politics and international relations X: Politics and public policy |
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POL23. |
A subject in politics and international relations XI: Politics of the future |
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SAN1. |
Social anthropology: The comparative perspective |
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SAN2. |
Ethnographic methods and writing |
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SAN3. |
The foundations of social life |
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SAN4. |
Anthropological theory and method |
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SAN5. |
Ethical life and the anthropology of the subject |
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SAN6. |
Power, economy and social transformation |
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SAN7. |
The anthropology of an ethnographic area: |
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(a) Africa |
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(f) Inner Asia |
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(g) Europe |
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(h) Southeast Asia |
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SAN2. |
(Part IIa) Ethnographic methods and writing |
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SAN13. |
A subject in social anthropology VI: Gender, kinship and care |
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SAN16. |
A subject in social anthropology IX: Ethnographic expressions and evocations |
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SAN17. |
A subject in social anthropology X: Engaged anthropology: Policy, practice and institutions |
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SOC1. |
Modern societies I |
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SOC2. |
Social theory |
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SOC3. |
Modern societies II |
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SOC4. |
Concepts and arguments in sociology |
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SOC5. |
Statistics and methods |
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CRIM1. |
Foundations in criminology and criminal justice |
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CRIM2. |
Statistics and methods (also serves as Paper SOC5) |
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CRIM3. |
Two long essays on a criminology topic |
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SOC6. |
A subject in sociology I: Advanced social theory |
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SOC7. |
A subject in sociology II: Media, culture and society |
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SOC8. |
A subject in sociology III: Revolution, empire, and exile |
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SOC10. |
A subject in sociology V: Gender |
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SOC11. |
A subject in sociology VI: Racism, race and ethnicity |
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SOC12. |
A subject in sociology VII: Empire, colonialism, imperialism |
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SOC13. |
A subject in sociology VIII: Health, medicine and society |
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SOC15. |
Criminology and criminal justice in context (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos) |
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CRIM4. |
Criminology and criminal justice in context (also serves as Paper SOC15) (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos) |
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CRIM5. |
Further topics in criminology |