USA

Top archaeology schools in the US & Canada The US is the best-represented country in the archaeology ranking, with 21 entries. Outside of the top 10 (above), strong US performances come from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in joint 13th position, Yale University (joint 17th), and the University of Chicago (19th), with eight more US entries in the top 50. Fellow North American nation Canada has five representatives in the ranking, led by the University of Toronto (joint 21st), the University of British Columbia (28th) and the University of Alberta (42nd). Top archaeology schools in Europe European countries collectively account for 60 of the top-100 positions. This includes 18 universities in the UK, 10 in Germany, six in France, four each in the Netherlands and Spain, and three in Sweden. European entries just outside the top 10 (see above) include Germany’s Freie Universität Berlin (11th), France’s Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (12th), the UK’s University of Sheffield (joint 13th) and Italy’s Sapienza - Università di Roma (15th). Other European nations home to at least one of the world’s top archaeology departments include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Russia and Switzerland. Top archaeology schools in Australia & New Zealand Australia claims six representatives in the ranking, with the strongest positions taken by Australian National University (8th), the University of Sydney (25th) and the University of Melbourne (41st). The remaining three Australian entries are La Trobe University, the University of Queensland and the University of Western Australia, all within the top 100. Neighbouring New Zealand makes two appearances, with a particular strong showing from University of Auckland (20th), while the University of Otago also makes the top 100. Top archaeology schools elsewhere in the world While the regions listed above account for the majority of the spots in this inaugural edition of the ranking, there are several stand-out performances from leading archaeology departments elsewhere in the world. South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand appears in 26th place; Japan’s University of Tokyo is joint 29th; China’s Peking University comes 32nd; and Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) is joint 50th. Israel’s Tel Aviv University and South Africa’s University of Cape Town are also featured in the top 100.