Location: Iklaina 240 01, Greece
Season: June 26, 2023 to July 17, 2023
Application Deadline: March 23, 2023
Deadline Type: Exact Date
Website: http://www.iklaina.org
Program Type:
Field School, Volunteer
RPA Certified:
No
Affiliation:
University of Missouri-St. Louis; Athens Archaeological Society
Project Director:
Michael B. Cosmopoulos
Project Description:
The Iklaina project investigates the origins of states and complex society in ancient Greece. The site is one of the capitals of the Mycenaean kingdom of Pylos, which figures prominently in Homer’s “Iliad” and Greek mythology.
Period(s) of Occupation: Mycenaean (Late Bronze Age, ca. 1650-1100 BC)
Project Size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Age: 18
Experience Required: No
Room and Board Arrangements:
Included (all meals for the 3 weeks of the project)
Academic Credit:
6 credits, graduate or undergraduate, through the Departments of History and Anthropology & Archaeology of the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Michael Cosmopoulos
1 University Boulevard
St. Louis
MO
63121
USA
Phone: (314) 516-6241
The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.
