Cortona Archaeological Field School
EXCAVATE A ROMAN VILLA AT CORTONA, ITALY
One *6 credit 4 week session - 21 May - 15 June 2012
Classics 475/476 (undergrad) or 601/602 (graduate level). The field school is limited to 15 students.
Application deadline is April 1, 2012.
Full information packet and application form available at:
Department of History and Classics
2-28 Tory Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E5
Daily Program & Grades
Applying to the University of Alberta
Field School Application Form (WORD)
Field School Booklet (PDF)
The University of Alberta Archaeological Field school in Italy will be held at two sites in 2012. The first two weeks will be spent at the Roman site at Ossaia in Tuscany. The extensively excavated Roman site, with various phases, existed from the 1st c. BC through the 6th c. AD. This year we will concentrate on the Augustan villa: extensive remains of residential sector have been excavated: mosaics, wall paintings, brick stamps, and architectural decoration have been found. (Bibliography: H. Fracchia, The Villa at Ossaia and the Territory of Cotona in the Roman Period)
The last two weeks will be held at Roccagloriosa in ancient Lucania/Basilicata, a pre-Roman site of the 6th c. BC to ca. 200 BC. The extensively excavated grid plan settlement includes elite houses containing religious shrines and public buildings inside and outside of the fortification walls, as well as an extra mural elite cemetery. The site had early contacts with the Greek colonies on the South Italian coast and later demonstrated a precocious institutional organization prior to the Roman take over of the area. (Bibliography: M. Gualtieri and H. Fracchia, Roccagloriosa I, Roccagloriosa II, M. Gualtieri (ed.), Fourth Century BC Magna Greica)
This course is taught in 6 modules, including lectures, museum and site visits (Paestum, Velia) excavation, geophysical testing and interpretation, and laboratory practice and interpretation of finds. The course emphasizes archaeological interpretation within the cultural and historical context of ancient Italy.
Lodging: The Town of Cortona provides the Summer School with dormitory type lodging. Beds, pillows and mattresses are provided in the school where the students will stay. You must bring sleeping bags, towels and pillowcases. In Roccagloriosa, the accommodations and meals are in the hotel Laterna Verde at Torre Orsaia.
Meals and Supplies: continental breakfast, snack, lunch (sandwiches and fruit), and a 3 course dinner will be provided Monday through Friday at both Ossaia and Roccagloriosa. The school at Ossaia, including hot water, electricity, etc., and the hotel at Roccagloriosa are included in the daily student cost of 40.00 euros per day (total for 20 days is 800 euros) for meals (Mon-Friday) and lodging (7 days a week) for the two sites. A deposit of $55.00 Canadian dollars must accompany the application (refunded if you are not accepted) or deducted from the 800 euros If you are accepted.) Weekend meals are at the discretion of the student at Ossaia. At Roccagloriosa breakfast is included on the weekends. This cost also includes the bus to Roccagloriosa and a night in Paestum or Velia.
Subsistence Fees: To be paid in euros on 23-24 May at Ossaia.
Field trips: Cortona is 1 hour from Florence and Siena, 1.5 hours from Rome, 30 minutes from Arezzo, Perugia by train. Roccagloriosa is 2 hours from Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, and 4 hours from Sicily. Saturdays and Sundays are free.?
Travel: Travel to, from and within Italy is at the student's expense. You should plan to arrive in Ossaia on 20 May 2012 (the school will open on this day). STUDENTS MUST SIGN A HEALTH WAIVER FORM UPON ARRIVAL IN OSSAIA.
Registration/Fees: This class is closed to web registration. Once accepted, the Department of History & Classics will register you in the course. You will be billed automatically by the University of Alberta for your registration fees. It is your responsibility to check your fee assessment and registration.
To apply:
Please email your application to:
Prof. H. Fracchia
Helena.Fracchia@ualberta.ca
University of Alberta School in Italy
presso Cortona Sviluppo
Via Guelfa 40/St. Agostino, Cortona (AR) 52044 Italy
You will be notified about acceptance by email after 1 April 2012, and must confirm participation in the field school by 15 May 2012.
Please send your $55.00 application fee and a copy of your application to:
Melanie Marvin
Department of History and Classics
2-28 Tory Building
Edmonton AB T6G 2H4
Cheque can be made payable to "University of Alberta"