The whole process of archaeology includes discovery, research and protection.

In the discipline system of our country, archaeology belongs to the discipline of history.

Archaeology is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to the history major. The basic study period is four years, and the bachelor's degree in history is awarded.

This major trains students to have the basic knowledge and methods of history, archaeology and museology, as well as the related knowledge of cultural relics, history and anthropology, and master the most basic identification and protection skills of jade and stone tools, bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy and painting.

Archaeology, that is, ancient research, belongs to the humanities. It is a branch of history in China, but it is a branch of anthropology in the United States and Canada, and it is an independent discipline or part of history in Europe. Archaeology aims to study the history of ancient human society according to the material data left over from various activities of ancient human beings.

Physical materials include all kinds of relics and relics, most of which are buried underground. Only through scientific investigation and excavation can they be systematically and completely revealed and collected.