Archaeology department was separated in 2003 from the department of Archaeology and Art History which was established in 1993. Our department has been giving MA courses since 1996 but the bachelor courses have started after the academic year of 2005-2006.

    Archaeology departments is one of the leaders on competing with the international researchers and the universities and also on the Multilanguage publications. The richness of the archeological remains in Turkey is the main potential for improving this kind of scientific competition and to carry it to the future. Under the consciousness of this potential our university administration has supported to establish and developing the Carian Research Center.

    After the establishing our department many researches have been carried out to enlighten the early history of the region and to study the ancient materials. In this manner the first results of the “The problems on Conservations Cultural and Naturel Resources in Muğla : Cultural and Naturel  Resources Management” was published as a book. This project was carried out by Carian Researches after the protocol between Muğla University and the Government of Muğla.

    Carian Research Center is also carrying out the project as “Cultural Inventory of Muğla” after the protocol between Muğla University and the Government of Muğla.

    In addition to these projects our academicians are carrying out the excavations at Hydai, Kaunos and Pedasa and surveys at Pedasa, Aspat, Hydai, Kissebükü, Cedreai, Mobolla and Idyma.

Aims :

                Our department after the bachelorship program aims to raise our students as qualified archaeologists by teaching them to understand the artistic and intellectual creations of the ancient civilizations (by focusing Anatolian ones) together with their cultural elements and to interpret analytically the connection between past and today on the scope of causes and results.

Master´s Degree :

                Our department is carrying out MA program and for this program LES and UDS exams are obligatory for the students.

Titles and Employment:

                 Our students with the title of Archaeologist have possibilities to work as specialists or consultants in the General Directorate of Monuments and Museums, private and state museums, protection committees and DOSIM under the Ministry Of Culture And Tourism. They also have opportunity of working as researches in the Universities.