PHD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Call for application 42nd cycle

Bando ordinario

Applications for participation in the competition, together with the corresponding payment, must be duly completed no later than 14:00 CET on 17 June 2026.

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.

Number of positions available

Sapienza Scholarships	Affliliated Institutions or Excellence	Industrial PhD	Without scholarship
12	0	0	4

Themes, curriculum and specific competence

Sapienza scholarships: 12

The call includes additional places reserved for scholarship recipients from foreign countries.

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 must write an essay on the topic selected for the curriculum specified in the research proposal. Candidates who obtained at least 40/60 in the written test are admitted to the oral exam. download the attachement
language	ITALIANO INGLESE

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 INGLESE

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/PHDSCHOOLOFARCHAEOLOGY_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 14:00 del 17/06/2026

§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum

mandatory
During the evaluation, the curriculum vitae will be examined. It should indicate the title of the dissertation and/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 14:00 del 17/06/2026

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

day	25/06/2026
notes	none
publication on notice board	NO
publication on the web site	Yes
web site	https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482.aspx
date of publication	30/06/2026
contacts	dottorato.archeologia@uniroma1.it

Written examination

day	06/07/2026
notes	none
time	10:00
classroom	Aula di Geografia (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - CU-003 - piano secondo)
address	Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
publication on notice board	NO
publication on the web site	Yes
web site	https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482.aspx
date of publication	10/07/2026
contacts	dottorato.archeologia@uniroma1.it

Oral interview

day	14/07/2026
notes	none
time	09:00
classroom	Aula XXII (Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia - CU-003 - piano terzo)
address	Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
publication on notice board	NO
publication on the web site	Yes
web site	https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ARCHEOLOGIA_nD3482.aspx
date of publication	14/07/2026
contacts	dottorato.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) Per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la presentazione della domanda ma comunque entro il 31 ottobre 2026, verrà valutata la media degli esami sostenuti
1. University final degree mark: The candidate's Master's degree grade will be evaluated. For those who will defend their thesis after the submission of the application, but before October 31, 2026, the arithmetic mean of the exams taken will be evaluated.

Voto di laurea
University final degree mark

110, 110 e lode 110, 110 cum laude	5,0
109 -108	4,0
107 -106	3,0
105 -104	2,0
103 -102	1,0
<102	0,0

Per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la presentazione della domanda, ma comunque prima del 31 ottobre 2026, la griglia è calcolata sulla media dei voti d'esame.
The ones who will defend the thesis after the submission of the application, but before October 31, 2026, the grid in point 1 is calculated on the exams average.

29 - 30	5,0
28 – 28.99	4,0
27 - 27.99	3,0
26 - 26.99	2,0
25 - 25.99	1,0
<25	0,0

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 (max 3 punti ciascuna) Monographs (max 3 points each)	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
Con riguardo alle esperienze di ricerca la Commissione assegnerà max. 1 punto per ciascuna delle tipologie citate di seguito
With regard to Research experiences, the Commission will award a maximum of 1 point for each of the categories listed below

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
Il progetto di ricerca. Questo deve contare non più di 12.000 battute, note e spazi inclusi, esclusa la bibliografia. Accanto al titolo del progetto è necessario indicare il curriculum prescelto. Ai fini della selezione il candidato dovrà presentare un progetto che possa far valutare la propensione alla ricerca e la sua capacità di ideare e organizzare in autonomia le diverse fasi del progetto. La fattibilità del progetto deve essere inoltre chiaramente deducibile.
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.

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