The Graduate Diploma in Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture will allow students to develop critical thinking, practical expertise and key transferrable skills while working in the world-leading UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (CEAMAC)

• Experimental archaeology can be defined as the reconstruction of past buildings, technologies, things and environmental contexts so as to enable a better understanding of the character and role of materiality and material culture in peoples lives.

• It may also involve innovative, experiential interrogations of past lifeways and material culture, so as to explore and understand how people interact with each other and the world. 

• UCD School of Archaeology has a growing momentum and international reputation in experimental archaeology and material culture studies. Students of the GDip in Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture will be integrated into UCD School of Archaeology’s European and global experimental archaeological and museum networks, particularly through Prof Aidan O’Sullivan’s Board Membership of EXARC, the ICOMOS-affiliated worldwide network of AOAMs and experimental archaeologists.
• UCD School of Archaeology is ranked in the top 100 QS subject rankings worldwide in 2024