Scientific applications are chiefly in areas of conservation, environment, material composition, dating, and geophysics. It is underpinned by an understanding of the rapid degradation of the field archaeological record by developments of many kinds, and exposes students to the decisions necessarily made by the many practising archaeologists who earn their living in caring for and protecting archaeological resources in the landscape. The excitement of archaeology is the way it ranges across these broad areas of scholarship and applied research. Such a spanning of the disciplines is not only exciting in its own right but is proving attractive to a wide range of employers interested in graduates familiar with working in both arts and sciences. Full details of departments and courses can be found in the British Archaeology Yearbook , and departments should be contacted directly for their latest prospectus.
Institutions listed below are universities unless otherwise indicated.