The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World is a new concentration that focuses on the material remains of the cultures of the Mediterranean basin and littoral, situating these peoples within their broader cultural and ecological contexts. The regional foci of the current faculty in this concentration include Italian, Greek and Cypriot prehistory; Greece in the first millennium BCE; early Italy and the Roman Empire; and ancient Egypt.

Plans of study will be tailored to students’ individual interests, and there are many potentially appropriate courses to choose from. Students will work in consultation with faculty members to develop a suitable program of study. In addition, all students selecting this concentration are strongly encouraged to develop ties to other relevant disciplines such as Classics and History, while drawing on anthropological method and theory to inform their study.

This concentration comprises a minimum of 12 units of coursework, including a required 600-level core seminar: Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology.

Students selecting this concentration are required to obtain Ancient Language Proficiency, meaning demonstrated facility in one or more ancient Mediterranean languages, such as Egyptian, Greek, Latin, depending on the student’s research specialization. The minimum: one language to 4xx-level; language courses below 5xx do not receive graduate credit.