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Department of Archaeology

University of Peradeniya

Undergraduate Programme


Our Course Structure

First Year Courses

  • ACL 1001 Introductory Archaeology I
  • ACL 1002 Introductory Archaeology II

Second Year Courses

  • ACL 2001 Palaeo-Human Biology and Ethno-Archaeology
  • ACL 2002 Socio-Economic History of Ancient India
  • ACL 2003 Archaeological Theory and Methods
  • ACL 2004 Cultural Resource Management
  • ACL 2005 Conservation of Archaeological Material
  • ACL 2006 Formation of Ancient Civilizations
  • ACL 2007 The Socio-Economic History of Ancient Sri Lanka
  • ACL 2008 Practical Archaeology
  • ACL 2009 Heritage Museum and Management
  • Third Year Courses

  • ACL 3001 Crafts & Technology of Pre-Industrial South Asia
  • ACL 3002 Epigraphic Studies of Ancient India
  • ACL 3003 The Built Environment of Ancient India
  • ACL 3004 Coinage Systems of Ancient India
  • ACL 3005 Coinage Systems of Ancient Sri Lanka
  • ACL 3006 The Built environment of Ancient Sri Lanka
  • ACL 3007 Epigraphic Studies of Ancient Sri Lanka
  • ACL 3008 Archaeological Data Retrieval Systems & Processes
  • ACL 3020 Bio-Archaeology
  • Fourth Year Courses

  • ACL 4001 Environmental Archaeology
  • ACL 4002 World Prehistory
  • ACL 4003 The Bronze Age & Early Iron Age Archaeology of Ancient India
  • ACL 4004 Ancient Cultural Ecology
  • ACL 4005 Prehistory of Sri Lanka
  • ACL 4006 Early Iron Age Archaeology of Sri Lanka the Formative Period
  • ACL 4999 Dissertation