Division 21 History and Archaeology

This division covers history and archaeology. It includes curatorial and related studies. This division has four groups:

GROUP 2101 ARCHAEOLOGY

This group covers archaeology. This group has eleven fields:

  • 210101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology
  • 210102 Archaeological Science
  • 210103 Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas
  • 210104 Archaeology of Australia (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
  • 210105 Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
  • 210106 Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand)
  • 210107 Archaeology of New Zealand (excl. Maori)
  • 210108 Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology)
  • 210109 Maori Archaeology
  • 210110 Maritime Archaeology
  • 210199 Archaeology not elsewhere classified

GROUP 2102 CURATORIAL AND RELATED STUDIES

This group covers curatorial and related studies. It includes heritage and cultural conservation. This group has five fields:

  • 210201 Archival, Repository and Related Studies
  • 210202 Heritage and Cultural Conservation
  • 210203 Materials Conservation
  • 210204 Museum Studies
  • 210299 Curatorial and Related Studies not elsewhere classified

GROUP 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES

This group covers the study of the history of peoples, nations or geographic regions. It includes biography. This group has fourteen fields:

  • 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History
  • 210302 Asian History
  • 210303 Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)
  • 210304 Biography
  • 210305 British History
  • 210306 Classical Greek and Roman History
  • 210307 European History (excl. British, Classical Greek and Roman)
  • 210308 Latin American History
  • 210309 Maori History
  • 210310 Middle Eastern and African History
  • 210311 New Zealand History
  • 210312 North American History
  • 210313 Pacific History (excl. New Zealand and Maori)
  • 210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified

GROUP 2199 OTHER HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

This group covers history and archaeology not elsewhere classified. This group has one field:

  • 219999 History and Archaeology not elsewhere classified