Transylvania Bioarchaeology, in collaboration with the Romanian Institute of Archaeology and Art History (Cluj-Napoca), are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Jucu Necropolis Excavation and Bioarchaeology Field School! This field school is unique in that it trains all participants both in the excavation of human skeletal remains and the analyses on those individuals excavated through a research-led teaching framework. The course is taught in English by an international team of bioarchaeologists, forensic anthropologists, and archaeological specialists.

The field school also includes a one-of-a-kind, 5-day field trip through Transylvania, exploring the beautiful Transylvanian countryside, archaeological sites, cities, medieval churches, glacial lakes in the Carpathian Mountains, the bear sanctuary, and of course, trips to Dracula’s real castle and birthplace!

For more information or to apply, please see our website: http://www.transylvaniabioarchaeology.org/

The application deadline date is rolling, however we do encourage early applications as we do reach capacity fairly quickly. Academic credit is available at no additional cost, subject to approval from the home university.

All participants will be personally trained in the following:

EXCAVATION

• Basics of Field Archaeology
• Bioarchaeological Ethics
• Skeletal ID & Excavation
• Site Drawing
• Environmental Sampling
• Photography
• Site and Finds Recording
• Identifying Grave Cuts
• Site Surveying
• And more!

LAB ANALYSIS

• ID & Analysis of the Human Skeleton
• Skeletal Recording
• Ageing & Sexing Human Remains
• Metric & Non-Metric Variation
• Palaeopathology & Trauma
• Biomolecular Methods
• Bioarchaeological Theory & Research Skills

 Transylvania Bioarchaeology is a registered, non-profit educational organization (nr. 8574673).