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Workshops and Seminars in Archaeology

Many other opportunities to study archaeology or archaeological related fields abound; here's a sampling of short courses planned for this year.

ADS|Training: Intro to Human Osteology in Archaeology (Ireland)

July 13-24 and July 27-31, 2009. Archaeological Development Services Ltd. An Introduction to Human Osteology in Archaeology, is a two week course, where students will learn the skills to interpret human remains in an archaeological context, and gain an insight to the individual’s circumstances and environment, before and after death.

ADS|Training: Introduction to Peatland Archaeology (Ireland)

June 22-July 3, and July 6-July 31, 2009 (two separate sessions). Archaeological Development Services Ltd. The Introduction to Peatland Archaeology will provide students with the skills to locate, identify, record and excavate archaeological structures in the Peatland environment, and to gain an insight into human interaction, within marginal landscapes.

Austin Peay State Univeristy Study Abroad to Greece

May 10-June 6, 2009. Austin Peay State University. Students spend four weeks studying and visiting archaeological sites from Neolithic to Modern. All students do two classes, Archaeology of Greece (3 credits) and Intensive Modern Greek (4 credits).

Marine Archaeology: Aegean Institute

Summer 2004. The Aegean Institute. Through a combination of field work and classroom sessions, students will discover the significant role of the marine element in the development of Aegean cultures.

NPS Archaeological Prospection Workshop

May 18-May 22, 2009. Louisiana. National Park Service. The field exercises will take place at the Los Adaes State Historic Site (a Spanish presidio and capital of the Spanish province of Texas between 1719 and 1772).

Papyrological Summer Institute

30 June - 1 August 2003. Yale University's Beinecke Library. A papyrological institute will be held in the summer of 2003, the first in a series of institutes organized under the auspices of the American Society of Papyrologists. Scholars and advanced doctoral candidates in any relevant area of ancient studies are welcome to apply.

Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis

September 10-17, 2006. University of Siena. The 16th annual International Summer School in Archaeology is aimed at students, post-graduates, researchers and professionals in the field wishing to strengthen their skills in quantitative methods and data analysis.

Seminar on Architectural Restoration

Year-round. The Centro Internazionale de Studi di Architecttura Andrea Palladio conducts several courses on the history of architecture, and architectural restoration.

Study Abroad: Greece

May 26-June 29, 2003. Austin Peay State University. Introduction to Greece, combining Ancient Greek Art and Archaeology, and Modern Greek Language.

Summer Institute in Materials Science & Material Culture

June 67-17, 2005. NSF-funded short course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "to encourage and assist faculty at liberal arts colleges in introducing materials science and engineering to their undergraduate curricula."

The Land of Hellas: Ancient Topography - Modern Legacy

May 15 - June 13, 2004. University of Richmond, study in Greece. Visiting the great sites of the remains of Classical and Byzantine Greece, we will explore them as we examine the modern country and its role in the world today. No Greek thinks of himself or herself as European while at the same time considering every European to be in legacy a Greek.

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