Welcome to the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The Department of History is one of the oldest departments of the UWI, opening its doors with the arrival of Professor John Parry in 1949. In 1986 Mr. Edward Moulton-Barrett made a benefaction to the University, which permitted the establishment of a lectureship in Archaeology attached to the Department of History, which was renamed in February 2003 to become the Department of History and Archaeology.

Ambassador Dr. Lucille Mathurin Mair, a pioneer in the fields of history and women and gender studies, passed away on January 28, 2009.