Location: Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Season Dates: June 3, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Application Deadline: April 15, 2013

Website: http://www.internationalschoolofarchaeology.com

Program Type
Field school

Affiliation: International School of Archaeology and Oviedo City Hall

Project Director: Alfonso Fanjul

Project Description

 

The Intensive Medieval Archaeology Course is divided into three blocks that are run simultaneously over a 3 weeks period:

 Archaeological Research Techniques. In this block the student will be instructed on the entire research process, from preparation of the excavation project, through the excavation procedure and  the later handling of materials.

 Hands on Archaeology. We will carry out excavations at various medieval sites involved with ceramic production. This will allow students to see first hand the abundance of archaeological material from this period. The village of Faro was a potterymaker center from the middle ages untill today. Across different excavations we want to know the exact origin and the evolution of the main traditional pottery of the region.

 Medieval Archaeology Theory Classes. The topic based classes will be conducted through guided visits to a number of archaeological sites and medieval monuments.

 We will take a theoretical tour with specific on site visits that will cover former medieval cities, the evolution of fortifications, monasteries, mountain settlement, cathedrals, eremitism and medieval caves.

 The guided visits will deal with some of the most important aspects of Medieval History in the north of Spain.

 

 

 

Period(s) of Occupation: Middle Age

Project Size: 1-24 participants

Minimum Age: 16

Experience Required: no experience required

Room and Board Arrangements

Includes: Insurance, Accommodation, Food, Transport in the region, equipment and lectures on the fieldwork speciallity, Touristic-archaeological visits, Official certificate of the ISA and the city hall of Oviedo.
 
APPLICATION PROCESS
 1. An application list for reservations will be available from November 1st, 2012 to April 31st, 2013.
 
 For inclusion on the list you will need to provide the following details: Full Name, University or College, Age, Nationality, preferred excavation dates, and a summary of why you have chosen our Civil War project.     
 
 2. On February 1st, 2013 we will send you our bank account details for payment of the fieldwork course fee ($2,000 per month).
 
 3. Students must have paid the course fee and sent us their passport number for work insurance cover before May 31 th, 2013.
 
 

Cost: 2000 the complete season

Academic Credit
Number of credits offered: none

Contact Information
Alfonso Fanjul
39-92 47 st. apart. c 45 sunnyside
New York, 11104
USA
schoolofarchaeology@gmail.com