Welcome to the Department of Archaeology!

The Department of Archaeology at Boston University is the only distinct, fully constituted university department of archaeology in the United States. Our students earn B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in a highly interdisciplinary program while working closely with faculty who conduct field projects at sites throughout the world, including Mexico, Guatemala, Greece, Egypt, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Turkey, Spain, Serbia, South Africa and China. Faculty specializations include, Classical, Mesoamerican, Asian, and Historical Archaeology as well as paleoethnobotany, geoarchaeology, and heritage management.

Archaeology Haikus

Tenth Graduate Student Conference (February 17-19)