ERA is a digital repository of original research produced at The University of Edinburgh. The archive contains documents written by, or affiliated with, academic authors, or units, based at Edinburgh that have sufficient quality to be collected and preserved by the Library, but which are not controlled by commercial publishers.
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PhD students in the Archaeology programme at The University of Edinburgh develop a highly valued set of research and professional skills which enable them to go on to a wide variety of careers including academia and in sectors such as museums and heritage, commercial or developer-funded archaeology, the civil service and teaching.
This dissertation project is chosen with, and approved by, the designated supervisor, who may or may not be the programme director. Dissertation topics must be based on original research and on the students' own ideas: they must be worthwhile, affordable, manageable within time limits, capable of supervision within the Department and related to the subject matter on the appropriate Masters.
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Example Archaeology Dissertation Topic 2: Sutton Hoo revisited - a comparative study with Swedish burial grounds. Topic Description: The Sutton Hoo which was one of the richest historical sites for burial in England is an important archaeological site which provides a glimpse of society prevalent in the times of Raedwald.The dissertation will make a comparative analysis of finding at Sutton.