This specialisation is available only to students undertaking the Bachelor of Archaeological Practice degree program.

The specialisation in environmental archaeology provides students with training in the climatological and landscape context of ancient hominid life as well as the environmental interpretation of archaeological sites and materials. 

Learning outcomes

• Development of skills in the reconstruction of past environments.
• Critical appreciation of the techniques that can reveal past environments and their archaeological applications.
• Familiarity with studies of archaeological sites and their interpretation in terms past environments and human exploitation of them.
• Understanding of the environmental context of human evolution and cultural change.
• Understanding of the geographic variation in past environmental processes and the human responses to those processes.

Relevant Degrees

• Bachelor of Archaeological Practice (BAPRC)