University of Edinburgh School of History, Classics and Archaeology

School of History, Classics and Archaeology
The University of Edinburgh

The staircase leading to all floors in the School in the Medical Quad, Doorway 4
Type	Public
Affiliation	University of Edinburgh
Academic staff	150
Students	2,100
Undergraduates	1,500
Postgraduates	600
Location	Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Website	history-classics-archaeology

School of History, Classics and Archaeology

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA) at the University of Edinburgh is a school within the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.

History

Classics, formerly split between the departments of Humanity (Latin) and Greek, have been taught at the University since its foundation in 1583. The school has the oldest established Chair in Scottish History. Several well-known archaeologists have graduated and taught at the school.

Academics

The School is engaged in teaching and research in the three disciplines of history, classics and archaeology. It consists of three research centres:[1]

• Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History
• Edinburgh Centre for Global History
• Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

The school has more than 150 academic and administrative staff and about 600 graduate students. The undergraduate population is close to 1,500, about a quarter of which are international students.[1]

Location

The school is located in the William Robertson Wing of the Old Medical School buildings on Teviot Place.[2]

Notable alumni and former staff

Notable members of Edinburgh University's School of History, Classics and Archaeology:

• Lord Abercromby – author of distinguished research on Bronze Age pottery
• Abercromby Professors of Archaeology
  • Vere Gordon Childe – first holder of the Abercromby Chair[3]
  • Stuart Piggott – second holder of the Abercromby Chair
• Alexander F. Garvie – Emeritus Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow and author of distinguished commentaries on Aeschylus' tragedies
• John Burnet – known for his commentaries on Plato and work on Pre-Socratic philosophy
• Nan Dunbar – appointed to a lectureship in 1952[4]
• Dr Robert Munro – a distinguished medical practitioner and archaeologist
• Sir Tom Devine – Knighted for services to Scottish History
• Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown – former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath who also served as Chancellor[5]
• Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd – former Member of Parliament for Hastings & Rye who served as Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions[6]

Publications

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology currently publishes the Journal of Lithic Studies.[7]

External links

• School of History, Classics and Archaeology Home Page
• Archaeology
• Classics
• History

References

1. "About the School". The University of Edinburgh. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
2. "About our building". The University of Edinburgh. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
3. Ralston, Ian. "Gordon Childe and Scottish Archaeology: The Edinburgh Years 1927–1946". European Journal of Archaeology. 12 (1–3): 47–90. doi:10.1177/1461957109339702. ISSN 1461-9571.
4. "Nan Dunbar". The Telegraph. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
5. "Global migrations of Scots since 1600". The University of Edinburgh. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
6. "The Rt Hon Amber Rudd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
7. Journal of Lithic Studies

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