This listing expired on May 1, 2023. Please contact pwillett@buffalo.edu for any updated information.
Location: Pogradec, Albania
Season: July 8, 2023 to August 26, 2023
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Deadline Type: Contact for Details
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 first time this summer (July 8–Aug 26) 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 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:
Enrollment is closed, but due to an expansion of the program some openings are available and can be manually added by the program director. Contact program director at pwillett@buffalo.edu
Project Size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 7 weeks
Minimum Age: 18
Room and Board Arrangements:
Included in study abroad program fee.
Academic Credit:
5 course credits from University at Buffalo SUNY
Dr. Patrick T. Willett
Dept. of Anthropology 380 MFAC-Ellicott Complex
Buffalo
New York
14261
USA
