QuickTips Index

Sannai Maruyama
Sannai Maruyama is a large Early to Middle Jomon period settlement in Aomori prefecture of northeastern Japan.

Jomon
The Jomon Tradition is the name of the early Holocene period hunter-gatherers of Japan, from about 13,000-900 BC.

How the Master's Degree Works
Looking for a specific degree to study archaeology? Here's the place to start your search.

Environmental and Landscape Archaeology Programs
Academic departments that are focused on preparing the next generation of environmental and landscape archaeologists.

Cultural Resource and Heritage Management Education Programs
A list of academic archaeology programs that are dedicated to training the next generation of cultural resource managers and heritage professionals.

Cultural Resource Management
Cultural Resource Management is, essentially, a process by which the protection and management of the multitudinous but scarce elements of cultural heritage are given some consideration in a modern world with an expanding population and changing needs.

Classical Greek, Roman and Ancient History University Programs
A list of academic departments with focuses on the classics, ancient Greece and Rome

FAQ: Finding an Archaeology Specialist
Finding a specialist in archaeology or any scientific field is easy these days--as long as you have a computer and an internet connection.

Beringia
Beringia is the name given to the now-submerged portion of the Bering Strait, that once connected the Siberian mainland with North America.

Vanilla (Vanilla species)
Vanilla (Vanilla tahitensis, that wonderfully spicy and sweet flavoring, is created from the vanilla orchid, the only edible orchid known.

Bloodletting
Bloodletting--the ritual or therapeutic cutting of the human body to release blood--is an ancient technique used by the Greeks and Central American societies.

Gran Dolina (Spain)
Gran Dolina is a cave site in the Sierra de Atapuerca region of central Spain, with human occupations dated between 300,000 and 880,000 years ago.

Omo Kibish (Ethiopia)
Omo Kibish is an ancient rock formation in Ethiopia where excavations by Richard Leakey and others have recovered Homo sapiens remains as old as 125,000 years before the present.

Vindija Cave (Croatia)
Vindija Cave is a stratified archaeological site in Croatia, which has several occupations associated with both Neanderthals and Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH).

Art and Art History
A listing of academic departments that emphasize the art, buildings, and artifacts of archaeological sites and the past for prospective graduate students of archaeology

Prehistory
The study of prehistory--in this usage anyway--includes archaeological studies for which there are no written records.

Archaeology Graduate Schools in Africa
There are several excellent schools that provide advanced degrees for prospective archaeologists located in Africa.

Archaeology Graduate Schools in Asia
Graduate schools located in Asia which teach advanced degrees in archaeology to students.

Peter Bleed on Living in the Human Niche
Archaeologist Peter Bleed describes why he believes it took so long for the docile reindeer to be domesticated

Archaeology Graduate Schools in Europe
Universities throughout Europe which provide students with advanced degrees in archaeology

Social and Theoretical Archaeology
Graduate schools providing training in social and theoretical archaeologies to the next generation of scientists.

Museum Studies
Programs in universities dedicated to training archaeological students in museum studies.

Regional Studies
Academic programs providing advanced degrees with foci on regions of the world.

'Ain Ghazal (Jordan)
The site of 'Ain Ghazal is an early Neolithic village site located along the banks of the Zarqa River near Amman, Jordan.

Mexican Graduate Schools in Archaeology
Archaeology graduate schools in Mexico are universities where you can get an advanced degree as part of beginning a career in archaeology.