OXFORD CENTRE FOR STUDY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ASIA

Oxford University is to launch a new centre to study the archaeological and cultural heritage of Asia. It is claimed to be the only centre of its kind in Europe.
The University said that although Asia had some of the world’s richest archaeological and artistic form of heritage, little was known or taught about this period in Britain.
Asia celebrates a huge diversity of culture but less research has been conducted in to how the different cultures are related. The new centre will look at how the cultural influences, both within the region and in the wider world beyond, might be connected. The research will not only draw on archaeology but also other disciplines such as anthropology, art history, linguistic, molecular genetics, the earth science and geography.
The Centre, to be based in the school of Archaeology, will offer a new Asia-specific Master’s degree and new courses in the Archaeology of Asia, Chinese Archaeology and the Palaeolithic Archaeology of Asia.
Prof: John Kurakar