Archaeology programme, University of Otago

Archaeology programme, University of Otago Archaeology is the study of the human past through our material culture.

Archaeology broadens our understanding of changes in human society and culture over the long term. At Otago you will learn about the methods that have led archaeologists to reconstruct the past. Our courses provide:

A unique 50,000 year perspective on early human colonisation and cultural change in Asia and the Pacific. Novel insights into human social and material environments and interactions i

n the past. Preparation for a career that promotes new and exciting research into our human heritage, and the care of archaeological sites today. Training in the critical skills required in the systematic recording, analysis and interpretation of the cultural past.

13/05/2026

Everything is better when shared with a friend, and that includes doctoral study.

25/04/2026

Charles Radclyffe and Zac McIvor recently hosted our Māori and Pacific Students for a pottery making workshop, practicing some of the ancestral techniques that have been used for thousands of years in the central and eastern Pacific. Looking forward to seeing how those pots, sculptures and... mice(?!) turn out after firing!

16/04/2026

We are delighted to welcome Associate Professor James Flexner as the speaker for this year’s Ian Smith Memorial Lecture! James is Associate Professor of Historical Archaeology and Heritage at the University of Sydney and has spent much of his career working on the archaeology and heritage of the Pacific region, including Vanuatu, French Polynesia and coastal Australia.

This year’s lecture will once again be held at Tūhura Otago Museum at 5.30 pm on the 7th of May. If you’re unable to attend in person, it will also be streamed via Zoom. You can register to attend in person or online here: https://otago.zoom.us/meeting/register/HxdeISmmS1S3NQjEj9IsGQ #/registration

The Ian Smith Memorial Lecture is organised in partnership with the University of Otago and with the support of the New Zealand Archaeological Association, the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology and Tūhura Otago Museum.

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