Lake Ohrid Archaeological Field School

Location: Pogradec, Albania

Season: July 16, 2025 to August 20, 2025

Application Deadline: March 15, 2024

Deadline Type: Contact for Details

Website: https://buffalo-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11263

Program Type:
Field School

RPA Certified:
No

Affiliation:
University at Buffalo

Project Director:
Dr. Patrick T. Willett

Project Description:

The Lake Ohrid Archaeological Field School and study abroad program in Albania – The program is being offered for the third time this summer (July 16–Aug 20) through University at Buffalo Study Abroad. The program will provide training in a variety of archaeological and paleoecological methods and a unique cultural experience through planned tours and excursions in the heart of the Balkans and on the Ionian Sea coast. We will stay on the UNESCO listed shoreline of Lake Ohrid in the idyllic town of Pogradec, and collaborate with other prominent universities such as Oxford, Bern, and Cologne throughout the course of the program, giving students the chance to experience a variety of research traditions and build their academic networks.

The program welcomes students from all disciplines, but may particularly interest those studying Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Classics, Environment and Sustainability, Ecology, Cultural Heritage Management, Museology, Balkan Studies, or related fields.

Period(s) of Occupation: Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman, Late Antique, Ottoman

Notes:
Contact program director at pwillett@buffalo.edu

Project Size: 1-24 participants

Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 5 weeks

Minimum Age: 18

Room and Board Arrangements:
Included in study abroad program fee.

Academic Credit:
5 course credits from University at Buffalo SUNY