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Overview
- Archaeology reveals fascinating aspects of our human past, such as the colonisation of the New World, migration out of Africa, and human-environment interaction.
- Gain a deep understanding of the present by studying the lifestyles and cultures of past societies and examining physical evidence from ancient to recent history.
- Engage in hands-on archaeological training, including field methods, laboratory analysis, and project design, guided by some of Australia’s most notable archaeologists.
Career outcomes
As a graduate, you can gain employment as professional archaeological consultants, museum curators and educators, and in the conservation and heritage management sector.
Potential employers include:
- archaeological and heritage management consulting firms
- museums
- university archaeological departments
- Indigenous land councils
- heritage agencies
- local government
- resource exploration companies.
An absolute privilege
Being able to come here and unearth these things, and be the first person to see some of these items in almost a hundred years, has been an absolute privilege.
Victoria - Anthropology
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