Archaeometry

Archaeometry

The archaeometry specialization at the undergraduate level is a 6-semester program, with the following thematic structure: 1. general archaeozoology, 2. physical anthropology, 3. environmental archaeology, 4. archaeological material analysis, 5. geographic information systems (GIS), 6. scientific dating methods and archaeological interpretation. The thematic core courses and seminars are complemented by 4 semesters of material studies, which focus primarily on the microscopic analysis of archaeological finds and the processing of aerial archaeological photographs.

The archaeometry specialization at the master’s level is a 4-semester program. Subjects are taught in the form of lectures or seminars and include: bioarchaeology, the beginnings of food production, research on earthworks, geoarchaeology, household archaeology, quantitative methods, pastoralism in archaeological periods, statistics in archaeology, and landscape archaeology.

Since 2013, the archaeometry program has included departmental excavations and fieldwork (Százhalombatta, Early Iron Age tumulus cemetery) as well as regular laboratory visits (Institute of Archaeogenomics, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities – Budapest; Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI) – Debrecen; Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC) – Budapest; Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE TTK) – Budapest).