Archaeology is the scientific study of our human past and archaeologists search out and excavate ancient sites and examine artefacts to gain clues about how various peoples and cultures developed and changed through the ages. Archaeologists at UQ undertake research of international importance and their varied interests take them into the field in Australasia, the Pacific (Hawaii, Easter Island), the Mediterranean and Near East (Pompeii, Turkey), the Maya region of Central America, India and France. Students in this major can study topics, such as: the Archaeology of Australasia, Archaeology of the Pacific Islands, the Archaeology of Turkey or Egyptian Archaeology: Past, present and future