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Archaeology (Research): Town and Country: Mediterranean Region and the Near East

The research projects mainly deal with the protohistoric and historic periods, but also with the study of prehistoric periods in the Mediterranean and the Near East. The whole group focuses its teaching and research on the theme of The Archaeology of Town and Country in the Mediterranean Lands and the Near East (including Egypt), which forms the basis for the Research Master courses. Specialisation
Specialist courses include topics on city life in particular periods and regions, and aspects of rural settlement and cultural aspects where the study of art or architecture is introduced focused on issues of cultural identity, ethnicity and power relations. Environmental Archaeology and Economic Archaeology are regularly featured.

Courses and training abroad

The taught courses relate to staff and PhD research projects, which include the reconstruction of ancient settlement systems and urban plans in many countries of the Mediterranean and Near East, the study of imperial cultures and the long-term development of societies. Research Master students are encouraged to spend part of their programme at other institutions or on field projects run by teams outside Leiden, to enrich their experience of different research cultures, but the Classical Mediterranean-Near Eastern group also offers opportunities to become involved with Leiden field and museum projects which include several regional survey and excavation programmes and training schools abroad.

Staff

Staff responsible for the Research Master specialisation in Town and Country: Prof. John Bintliff, Dr Bouke van der Meer, Dr Miquel-John Versluys, Prof. Peter Akkermans, Dr Gerrit van der Kooij, Dr Diederik Meijer, Prof. Renee Cappers.

First Year

Be aware that this is not a time schedule. Although all courses are set in the First Semester and Blok I in this e-guide, they are not in real time.

For the time schedule, please visit the archaeology website

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

General Part

Advanced Methods and Theory 5
RMA Thesis Archaeology First Year - Part One 0
RMA Thesis Archaeology First Year - Part Two 15
Teaching assistance - Part One 0
Teaching assistance - Part Two 5
Workshops - Part One 0
Workshops - Part Two 5

Specialisation

City, country and ritual 5
Houses and Society in the Greco-Roman World 5
Research Seminar: Burial and Society in Near Eastern Prehistory 5
Research Seminar: The Landscape Archaeology of Classical Antiquity 5
Urbanisation and State Formation in the Ancient Near East 5

Multidisciplinary research

Multidisciplinary research First Year - Part One 0
Multidisciplinary research First Year - Part Two 5

Second Year

Be aware that this is not a time schedule. Although all courses are set in the First Semester and Blok I in this e-guide, they are not in real time.

For the time schedule, please visit the archaeology website

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

General Part

Epistemology of Archaeology: Hominin and human minds 5
RMA Thesis Archaeology Second Year - Part One 0
RMA Thesis Archaeology Second Year - Part Two 20
Workshops - Part Two 5
Workshops - Part One 0

Specialisation

Houses and Society in the Greco-Roman World 5
Research Seminar: Burial and Society in Near Eastern Prehistory - Second Year 5
Research Seminar: The Landscape Archaeology of Classical Antiquity - Second Year 5
Urbanisation and State Formation in the Ancient Near East 5

Multidisciplinary research

Multidisciplinary research Second Year - Part One 0
Multidisciplinary research Second Year - Part Two 10