Interdisciplinary linking of the subjects of Classical Archaeology, Prehistory and Early History (and Archaeometry), whereby focus areas can be chosen. The usual breadth is covered in the subjects. Special practical relevance, both with external required work placements and with internal practical events and elements, e.g. experimental in the teaching workshop, analytical in the laboratory of the German Mining Museum, focus on archaeoinformatics and museology in the various teaching collections and art collections, processing finds and archaeological excavations of the institute.

Research-oriented deepening of cultural, art-historical and socio-historical questions of an archaeological subject or focus on resource archaeology and archaeometry. Strong practical relevance, both with external required work placements and with internal practical events and elements, e.g. experimental in the teaching workshop, focus on archaeoinformatics and museology in the various teaching collections and art collections, processing finds and archaeological excavations of the institute. Close involvement in the institute's research projects is possible; International and digital

Cooperation with partner universities in Bilbao, Cork, Istanbul, Liège, Lodz, Malmö, Rotterdam and Zagreb (UNIC network) to build up a network of university collections. The international network "21 Plateaus: Network of UNIC University Collections" provides for exchanges within joint seminars in the Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme, as well as mutual visits with students and collaborations in exhibition practice. Student mobility within the network is supported by the conclusion of Erasmus contracts with the UNIC partner universities.

Computer, GIS and 3D laboratory; Teaching workshop for experimental research; Institute's own collection of casts of ancient sculptures and teaching collections from prehistory and early history as well as archaeometry (ores, slags, earth), collection of archaeobotanical evidence with charred and subfossil material; Art collections with the Department of Antiquities; Microscopy room with four polarisation microscopes; Washing facility for processing finds; Aerial photography laboratory; Archaeobotanical laboratory with high-resolution incident light microscope with photo equipment for anthracological investigations, three binoculars

Research focuses: Mining and resource archaeology, aerial archaeology, archaeometry, geoarchaeology, landscape and settlement archaeology and Mediterranean architecture, port research, Etruscans, Phoenicians, theory in archaeology, prehistory of the Mediterranean, history of religion; Cooperation with the German Mining Museum, Bochum, and the Leibniz Centre for Archaeology, Mainz; German Research Foundation (DFG) Priority Programme "The Iranian Highlands – Resilience and Integration in Premodern Societies" (Priority Programme 2176); Participation in NFDI4Objects

Strength in diversity; Anti-Discrimination Office and local Diversity Officers at the faculties; Annual meeting to provide information about facilities, services and student initiatives to promote diversity and protect against discrimination and to identify needs; Family-friendly teaching hours; Advice on compensation for disadvantages, examination of barrier-free exam formats, religiously sensitive exam dates; All-gender toilets; Mobile nursery