Archaeological sub-disciplines

As with most academic disciplines, there are a number of archaeological sub-disciplines typically characterised by a focus on a specific method or type of material, geographical or chronological focus, or other thematic concern.

In addition, certain civilizations have attracted so much attention that their study has been specifically named. These sub-disciplines include Assyriology (Mesopotamia), Classical archaeology (Greece and Rome), Etruscology (Etruria), and Egyptology (Egypt).

Another main division of archaeology distinguishes:

In areas of semi-literacy the term

A selective list of sub-disciplines distinguished by time-period or region of study might include:

The following is a list of other sub-disciplines. Some of these are not areas of study in their own right, and are only methods to be used in larger projects.

Post-excavation analysis also makes use of a wide variety of further techniques.

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