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.

Reminder about today's exciting seminar - 4pm Burns 2. See you there!
06/08/2026

Reminder about today's exciting seminar - 4pm Burns 2. See you there!

Taking place next Friday 7 August 4pm at Burns 2, we are very excited to host Professor Christina Warinner (Harvard University), a distinguished biomolecular archaeologist and notable TED Talk speaker, who will speaking about how advances in aDNA and other scientific technologies are opening our eyes to a new kind of archaeology - an 'Archaeology of the Invisible'.

Come along and spread the word!
👩🏼‍🔬🔬🧬🦠

Date/Time: Friday 7 August 4pm
Venue: Burns 2

Zoom link:
https://otago.zoom.us/j/99701885703?pwd=bs5JYbjnYn6h5PqY9EHXOBJRsjtFAG.1
Meeting ID: 997 0188 5703
Password: 103803

Taking place next Friday 7 August 4pm at Burns 2, we are very excited to host Professor Christina Warinner (Harvard Univ...
26/07/2026

Taking place next Friday 7 August 4pm at Burns 2, we are very excited to host Professor Christina Warinner (Harvard University), a distinguished biomolecular archaeologist and notable TED Talk speaker, who will speaking about how advances in aDNA and other scientific technologies are opening our eyes to a new kind of archaeology - an 'Archaeology of the Invisible'.

Come along and spread the word!
👩🏼‍🔬🔬🧬🦠

Date/Time: Friday 7 August 4pm
Venue: Burns 2

Zoom link:
https://otago.zoom.us/j/99701885703?pwd=bs5JYbjnYn6h5PqY9EHXOBJRsjtFAG.1
Meeting ID: 997 0188 5703
Password: 103803

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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