Hello
We have openings for undergrads and grads to join our Summer Field School
in Scotland. This summer we have extended the season to 7 weeks in order to
tackle the inside of the Neolithic Chambered Tomb! However, there are 4
week sessions available too.
Last year we undercovered 1400 year old handprints on an anvil in our
Pictish smithy and found a small cellular structure just below the tomb.
So, a lot is happening on this open-area site that spans the Neolithic
through Late Norse periods. (see www.swandro.co.uk)
Please share with any of your interested students -- no experience
necessary.
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/educationabroad/programs/short-term-programs/summer-2019/scotland-summer-2019
*Location*: Island of Rousey Orkney, Scotland UK
Dates: June 23 - July 20, 2019 (Session A, 4 weeks)
July 14 - August 10, 2019 (Session B, 4 weeks)
June 23 - August 10, 2019 (Session C, 7 weeks)
Credits Offered: 6 Credits: ANTHC 127 (3 credits) and ANTHC 227 (3
credits). Possibility of graduate credits.
Application Deadline: March 21, 2019
Financial Aid: TAP, Pell, Student Loans
*Scholarships:* Chancellor’s Global Scholarship
<http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/studyabroad/students/financing-your-trip/national-and-local-scholarships/chancellors-global-scholarship-cgs-for-study-abroad/>,
Departmental Travel Scholarships, Gilman
Program Fee: $2,202 (estimate, 4 weeks) or $2,995 (estimate, 7 weeks)
includes housing, all meals, excursions, and international health and
travel insurance. TUITION and AIRFARE are NOT included in the program fee.
All students are responsible for arriving at their study abroad location by
the first day of the program; this may mean flying the day before.
Payment Schedule: $350 application fee and deposit is due with the
application. Program fee balance ($1,852 or $2,645) is due April 18, 2019.
Payments must be made with certified check or money order. NO CASH,
PERSONAL CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS.
Students are responsible for meeting the payment deadline regardless of
funding source, i.e. Macaulay Opportunities Fund, loans, or any other type
of financial aid. Late fees will be applied to all delayed payments (see
Education Abroad Application Instructions and Policies).
*II) Program Description*
The Gateway to the Atlantic program takes place on the Orkney Islands north
of mainland Scotland, one of the richest archaeological areas in the world.
The experience of living and working on the small North Atlantic island of
Rousay immerses students in a lovely and complex northern maritime ecology,
connects them to a vibrant living community with a deep local heritage, and
provides a chance to do real field science as part of an international team
of experts from different disciplines. This four or seven week
archaeological field school will give students hands on training in the
full range of archaeological skills, expertly supervised by some of the
best archaeologists in Britain while also offering the opportunity to make
a real contribution to saving major heritage sites from rising sea levels
caused by global climate change. This program began in 2009 as cooperation
between Orkney College, Bradford University and CUNY and has already had
several successful seasons of combined field archaeology, community
outreach, and transformative undergraduate place-based education.
This summer the Gateway to the Atlantic project is open to students looking
for a unique experience of participating in an international,
multi-disciplinary field science program, aimed at combining hands-on
instruction with rescue of major Bronze Age to Viking Period sites
endangered by rising sea levels and increasing storminess. Students will
work intensively at the endangered coastal site of Swandro, a Celtic
Pictish Iron Age stone house with excellent conditions of preservation and
rich finds. The site has the potential to shed light on the interaction
between the native Celtic Pictish population and the Viking Age
Scandinavian settlers of the 9th - 10th centuries CE, but is about to be
destroyed by the sea. Students from Hunter will work closely with students
and staff from the UK and from all over Europe and will have special tours
of the many nearby ancient monuments led by Orkney College professionals.
Students will become familiar with both basic and advanced techniques of
excavation and site recording, including use of electronic survey
equipment, 3-D imaging, and geophysical prospecting, and will participate
in all phases of this important research project. They will be housed in
basic but comfortable hostel housing with meals provided. For more detailed
information on prior work and YouTube video made last summer see the
Gateway to the Atlantic web pages.
*Website:* North Atlantic Biocultural Organisation - NABO Field School
<http://nabohome.org/fieldschools/rousay.html>
Course Offering
- ANTHC 127 and ANTHC 227. Possibility of graduate credits.
- Please contact *Prof. Tom McGovern* (below) to discuss the details of
courses offered.
- 2015 Syllabus - Orkney
<http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/educationabroad/repository/files/syllabi-repository/2015-syllabus.pdf>
Credits & Grades
Students in this program will receive both credits and letter grades.
Grades will count toward their Hunter GPA.
Thank you!
Ruth Maher
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Field School coordinator and supervisor
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