San Martino Archaeological Field School
Torano di Borgorose (RI), Italy
June 22 - July 25, 2008
Curriculum
Prerequisites: None
Required Course:
Archaeology C159 (Undergraduates): 12 quarter units
or
Archaeology C259 (Graduate Students): 12 quarter units
Please note that to receive graduate credit you must currently be a graduate student seeking either an MA or Ph.D. degree. If you are currently an undergraduate student, or holding a BA/BS degree, you may enroll in the graduate level course work with instructor consent. In addition to all other course requirements, students enrolled at the C259 level must submit a research paper in coordination with the project Faculty Director.
This course has two goals; 1) to introduce students to field methods in archaeology, and 2) to provide a practical working knowledge of survey, excavation, and field cataloging methods that will enable students to better understand how to do archaeology.
In the Field
We will excavate from 8 am to 5 pm with breaks for snacks and lunch in the field. Finds processing and class will be held at the dig lodging in the later afternoons. We will tour sites and museums in Rome at the beginning of the season, and go on field trips to local archaeological sites and museums, including Alba Fucens, Sulmona, and L'Aquila, during the season.
As the project is located near direct buses to Rome, L'Aquila and Rieti and a half hour from the train station in Avezzano, on the main line between Rome and Pescara, students will be able to travel independently every weekend.