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Educational goals and objectives

PHD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY
The PhD School in ARCHAEOLOGY, articulated into 6 curricula relating to the different chronological or thematic fields of the discipline, represents the highest and most comprehensive level of post-graduate training. It is the only doctorate totally dedicated to Archaeology in the national university system. There are different aims depending on different curricula.
CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY The curriculum aims to prepare young scholars interested in artistic and architectural heritage, productions and material culture, settlement contexts and landscape history in the areas in which Greek, Hellenistic and Roman cultures developed between the Iron Age and Late Antiquity. Particular attention is paid to research methods and a critical approach.
ARCHAEOLOGY AND POST-CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES The PhD course in Archaeology and Post-Classical Antiquities is intended to train specialist researchers in the disciplinary sectors of Late Antique, Christian and Medieval Archaeology. Main training goal is to prepare doctoral students to the application of archaeological methods to historical events, social phenomena, urban and territorial dynamics and material productions between the third and fifteenth centuries AD.
ORIENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY The curriculum aims to provide in-depth, specialized knowledge of the pre-classical cultures of the Near East and the Mediterranean, from the emergence of urban civilization to the advent of Hellenism, through a diachronic and comparative study of archaeological evidence. The program focuses on the disciplines of Archaeology and History of Art of ancient Western Asia and Eastern Mediterranean, and on Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.
PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY The course aims to provide PhD candidates with methodological and theoretical research skills related to pre- and protohistoric contexts. This will be done by tutoring them in carrying out an original study related to one of the topics of the discipline, as human evolution, origin of herding and agriculture, origin of inequality or urbanization.
ETRUSCOLOGY The curriculum focuses on studies in the field of Etruscology and archaeology of pre-Roman Italy between the 10th and 2nd-1st centuries BC. From the perspective of the discipline, as conceived by its 'founder' M. Pallottino, the approach to research is all-embracing, from material culture to the history of politics and institutions, from epigraphy to topographical and urban studies and craft production.
ANCIENT TOPOGRAPHY The curriculum aims the analysis of monumental, urban and territorial contexts through the integration of traditional and high-tech methodologies. In this area of insight, the basic tools of the historical and documentary sources, territorial survey, monument analysis, geo-morphological study are constantly updated considering the digital transition.

Specifiche economiche


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Themes, curriculum and specific competence




Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment The Commission will verify:
1. the curriculum vitae indicating the title of the dissertation or thesis specialisation, attendance of postgraduate courses, scholarships obtained and previous previous research experiences in Italy and/or abroad.
2. the list of publications, if any.
3. the research project: no more than 12,000 characters, footnotes and spaces included, excluding bibliography. The selected curriculum should be indicated next to the project title.

For the purposes of the selection, the candidate has to present a project that can assess his/her predisposition for research and his or her ability to independently plan and organise the various stages of the project. The feasibility of the project must also be clearly deducible.

Candidates who obtained at least 40/60 in the assessment of their qualifications and project are admitted to the written test.
Written examination The written test consists of a paper related to the various subjects of each curriculum. Six tracks, each relating to a curriculum, will be selected out of the 18 prepared (3 tracks for each curriculum).
The candidate has necessarily to do the test required for the curriculum topic indicated in the research project.

Candidates who obtained at least 40/60 in the written test are admitted to the oral exam.
language ITALIANO
Oral interview The oral exam consists of: discussion of the written paper; proof of disciplinary knowledge related to the chosen curriculum; discussion of the submitted research project; language test.

The minimum positive score for the oral test is 40/60.
language ITALIANO

contacts and info Per informazioni si rimanda al sito web della Scuola di Dottorato in Archeologia: https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482_IT.aspx For information, please refer to the website of the Doctoral School in Archaeology: https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/PHD-SCHOOLOFARCHAEOLOGY_nD3482_EN.aspx
more info The secretary of the PhD School in Archaeology, Dr. Beatrice Lucidi, answers at the following number: (+39) 06 4991 3847. E-mail: dottorato.archeologia@uniroma1.it

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups

Required documentation

§ research project
mandatory
The research project should not exceed 12,000 characters, footnotes and spaces included, to which add the bibliography. The selected curriculum should be indicated next to the project title.
The project needs to make it possible to evaluate the candidate's propensity for research and his/her ability to independently plan and organise the various stages of the project. The feasibility of the project must also be clearly deducible., the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025
§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory
During the evaluation, the curriculum vitae will be examined. It should indicate the title of the dissertation or thesis specialisation, attendance of postgraduate courses, scholarships obtained, previous research experiences in Italy and/or abroad, and a list of publications, if any., the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 19/06/2025

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ITALIANO
the candidate will have to know one among
INGLESE
FRANCESE
TEDESCO
SPAGNOLO

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day01/07/2025
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482_IT.aspx
date of publication02/07/2025
contactsdottorato.archeologia@uniroma1.it

Written examination
day07/07/2025
notesnone
time10:00
classroomAula di Archeologia (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - CU-003 - piano terra)
addressPiazzale Aldo Moro, 5
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482_IT.aspx
date of publication11/07/2025
contactsdottorato.archeologia@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day16/07/2025
notesnone
time09:00
classroomAula del Partenone (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - CU-003 - piano terra)
addressPiazzale Aldo Moro, 5
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482_IT.aspx
date of publication16/07/2025
contactsdottorato.archeologia@uniroma1.it


Evaluation scale

Qualifications assessment

Valutazione titoli

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 60

Voto di laurea
University final degree mark

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5
1. Voto di laurea (magistrale, specialistica o a ciclo unico) Gli studenti che discuteranno la tesi magistrale dopo la data di iscrizione al concorso ma prima della data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli sono tenuti a comunicare al Coordinatore del corso o al Presidente della Commissione il voto di laurea conseguito. Per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli, ma comunque prima del 31 ottobre 2025, la griglia è calcolata sulla media dei voti d'esame.
1. University final degree mark: Students who will defend their thesis after appliyng but before the date established for the evaluation of qualifications are required to communicate to the PhD Programme Coordinator or to the President of the Commission the grade obtained in their degree. The ones who will defend the thesis after the date established for the evaluation of qualifications, but before October 31, 2025, the grid in point 1 is calculated on the exams average.
Voto di laurea
University final degree mark
110, 110 e lode
110, 110 cum laude		5,0
109 -1084,0
107 -1063,0
105 -1042,0
103 -1021,0
<1020,0
Per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli, ma comunque prima del 31 ottobre 2025, la griglia è calcolata sulla media dei voti d'esame.
The ones who will defend the thesis after the date established for the evaluation of qualifications, but before October 31, 2025, the grid in point 1 is calculated on the exams average.
29 - 305,0
28 – 28.994,0
27 - 27.993,0
26 - 26.992,0
25 - 25.991,0
<250,0

Pubblicazioni
Publications

Punteggio massimo/max score: 7
Il totale sarà suddiviso per il numero di anni o frazione di anno tra la data di laurea magistrale/vecchio ordinamento e la scadenza del bando
The total will be divided by the number of years (or fractions of a year) between the date of the master's degree and the Application deadline.
Monografie
Monographs		3,0
Articolo, capitolo di libro, contributo in atti di convegno (max 1 punto ciascuno)
Papers, conference proceedings, book chapter (max 1 points each)		1,0

Esperienze di ricerca
Research experiences

Punteggio massimo/max score: 3
Borse di studio, assegni di ricerca et similia
Scholarship, research grants, etc.		1,0
Documentata collaborazione alla ricerca
Documented research collaboration		1,0
Corsi di formazione post-laurea
Postgraduate courses		1,0

Progetto di ricerca
Research project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 45
Ai fini della selezione per l’ammissione alla Scuola di Dottorato in Archeologia, il/la candidato/a dovrà presentare un progetto che possa far valutare la sua propensione alla ricerca e la sua capacità di elaborare e organizzare in autonomia le diverse fasi di realizzazione. Il progetto non dovrà superare la lunghezza massima di 12.000 caratteri (note e spazi inclusi), a cui aggiungere la bibliografia.
For the selection to the PhD Archaeology Course, each candidate must submit a project that assess propensity for research and ability to organize different phases of the project. The project must not exceed the maximum length of 12,000 characters (notes and spaces included), plus the bibliography.
• Qualità e originalità della ricerca presentata
• Quality and originality 		15,0
• Inserimento della ricerca proposta nel quadro scientifico nazionale e internazionale
• Position in the national and international scientific framework 		10,0
• Fattibilità del progetto
• Project feasibility 		10,0
• Attinenza del progetto con il curriculum prescelto
• Relevance of the project with the chosen curriculum 		10,0
Written examination

Prova scritta

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 60

Prova scritta
Written test

Punteggio massimo/max score: 60
Alla prova scritta vengono ammessi i candidati che nel complesso della valutazione dei titoli e del progetto abbiano conseguito la votazione di almeno 40/60.
Candidates who obtained at least 40/60 in the assessment of their qualifications and project are admitted to the written test.
• Rispondenza dell'elaborato rispetto al tema sorteggiato
• Correspondence with the theme 		15,0
• Chiarezza e completezza nell'esposizione
• Clarity and completeness 		15,0
• Capacità di organizzazione dell'elaborato
• Ability to organize the paper 		15,0
• Conoscenza della bibliografia nazionale e internazionale inerente
• Knowledge of the national and international bibliography 		15,0
Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 60

Prova orale
Oral exam

Punteggio massimo/max score: 60
Alla prova orale vengono ammessi i candidati che nella prova scritta abbiano conseguito la votazione di almeno 40/60. Durante la prova orale verranno approfonditi e chiariti aspetti riguardanti i titoli presentati, l’elaborato scritto e il progetto di ricerca oltre alle conoscenze disciplinari relative al curriculum prescelto. I punteggi saranno così distribuiti:
Candidates who obtained at least 40/60 in the written test are admitted to the oral exam. During the oral exam, aspects relating to the submitted qualifications, the written test and the research project will be examined and clarified, as well as disciplinary knowledge relating to the chosen curriculum. The marks will be distributed as follows:
• Discussione dell'elaborato scritto
• Discussion of the written paper 		15,0
• Verifica delle conoscenze disciplinari relative al curriculum prescelto
• Verification of disciplinary knowledge of the chosen curriculum 		15,0
• Discussione sul progetto di ricerca presentato
• Discussion on the research project 		25,0
• Verifica della conoscenza della lingua straniera
• Foreign language test 		5,0

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