Macedonia- Stobi Archaeology Field School 2018
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The old city of Stobi “…Stobis, vetus
urbs…”, as the Roman historian Livy named it, at the confluence of rivers
Crna (ancient Erigon) and Vardar (ancient Axios), was the largest city in
the northern part of the Roman province Macedonia, later the capital city of
the Roman province Macedonia Secunda, an important urban, military,
administrative, trade and religious center of two large empires: Roman and
Early Byzantine. In 2016 and 2017, field school students unearthed a
building located between the most representative residential building at
Stobi – the Theodosian Palace (given its name under the assumption that the
emperor Theodosius I was housed there during his visit to Stobi in 388 CE) –
and the so called “Jail”, dated to the last urban phase of
Stobi in the second half of the 6th century CE. The
temporal and architectural relationships between these three buildings are
unclear, and the forthcoming season will be dedicated to
exploring this issue concerning the architectural history of
Stobi.
The excavation program for students will be
complemented by an intensive training in photogrammetry and
mapping of architectural remains and large archaeological features in
excavated units at the site. In addition, students will take part in
excursions to significant heritage sites in R. of Macedonia and the famous
ancient Macedonian capitals Pella and Vergina in Greece.
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Course
Dates: June 23-July 21, 2018
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Enrollment
Status: OPEN
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Total
Cost: $4,000
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Course
Type: Field
Archaeology
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Instructors: Dr. Silvana Blazhevska, Dr. George A.
Bevan, Dr. Angela Pencheva
Accommodations:
Participants stay at the recently renovated, air-conditioned
cabins at the archaeological base camp next to the ancient site of Stobi.
Students will be housed in rooms with 2-3 beds each. Each cabin has 4 bedrooms,
a living room, and 2 bathrooms with showers. A washing machine and Wi-Fi are
available for free.
The
closest village to Stobi is Gradsko (5 km), where there are grocery stores, a
pharmacy, an ATM, and medical facilities. The closest big supermarket,
drug-stores, pharmacies, banks with ATM and hospitals are in the city of
Negotino (13 Km from Stobi).
Meals: Three
meals (fresh, homemade food) per day are covered by your tuition. Meals usually
take place at the field house premises, except for lunch packages during
excursions. This field school can accommodate vegetarians, vegans and
individuals with lactose-intolerance diets. Kosher and gluten-free diets are
impossible to accommodate at this location.
ACADEMIC CREDIT UNITS
& TRANSCRIPTS Credit Units:
Attending students will be awarded 8 semester credit units (equivalent to 12
quarter credit units) through our academic partner, Connecticut College.
Connecticut College is a private, highly ranked liberal arts institution with a
deep commitment to undergraduate education. Students will receive a letter
grade for attending this field school (see grading assessment and matrix). This
field school provides a minimum of 160 direct instructional hours. Students are
encouraged to discuss the transferability of credit units with faculty and
registrars at their home institutions prior to attending this field school.
For Further information visit program page:
http://ifrglobal.org/program/macedonia-stobi/
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