The department graduate archaeologists and museologits professionals. Our department is one of old educational archaeological institutions of Ukraine.

The department is component of historical faculty and graduate bachelors, specialists and master's degree in history. We also have post-graduate study in speciality "Archaeology", "Anthropology", "History of Ukraine" and "World history".

At a department keep research effort, functionate annuals expeditions throughout the Ukraine.

Our department collaborates with key universities and museums of Ukraine and foreign countries, Archaeology institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and other institutions.

The department organizes and participates in scientific conferences.

Staff of department consists of its graduates, mainly. At the department work 1 professor, 2 readers, 3 assistants.

The department has large archaeological funds, which increase archaeological materials from dig yearly. At the department creation educational archaeological museum.

In 1997 under the initiative of department, the society " Archeology and Anthropology " has been created. Its main a problem - assistance to development of scientific researches in the field of archeology and anthropology, and also popularization of a historical and cultural heritage.