The 2007 Boston University Mediterranean Archaeological Field School
will take place at the site of Torre d'en Galmes on the island of
Menorca, Spain. The program is in its sixth year and consists of a
six-week excavation campaign combined with lectures, laboratory work
and study tours of the island's cultural and historical monuments, as
well as relevant ecological and natural sights. Lectures will set
Menorca within a larger Mediterranean context, focusing on the island
as a crossroads of civilization throughout its history.
Participants will excavate a structure built during the late Iron Age
period, around the third century B.C., and then reused during the Roman
occupation of the island. Therefore, the best documented period of the
site belongs to the Classical world. Although Menorca underwent
significant changes during the Roman period, the island's inhabitants
continued to use the settlements, which were occupied and later
abandoned until the 13th century. The field school will focus on the
use of domestic space throughout time, from the Late Iron Age through
the Roman period to medieval times. The adaptation and acculturation
processes are key to understanding this use of space.
There is still a space available for this field school. Please contact
Rochelle Keesler (ro30 AT bu.edu) at BU International Program for
information on how to apply today. Although the original deadline has
passed, there is still room for additional students. For full details
please visit the BU Study Abroad listing at
http://www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/spain/menorca/index.html
will take place at the site of Torre d'en Galmes on the island of
Menorca, Spain. The program is in its sixth year and consists of a
six-week excavation campaign combined with lectures, laboratory work
and study tours of the island's cultural and historical monuments, as
well as relevant ecological and natural sights. Lectures will set
Menorca within a larger Mediterranean context, focusing on the island
as a crossroads of civilization throughout its history.
Participants will excavate a structure built during the late Iron Age
period, around the third century B.C., and then reused during the Roman
occupation of the island. Therefore, the best documented period of the
site belongs to the Classical world. Although Menorca underwent
significant changes during the Roman period, the island's inhabitants
continued to use the settlements, which were occupied and later
abandoned until the 13th century. The field school will focus on the
use of domestic space throughout time, from the Late Iron Age through
the Roman period to medieval times. The adaptation and acculturation
processes are key to understanding this use of space.
There is still a space available for this field school. Please contact
Rochelle Keesler (ro30 AT bu.edu) at BU International Program for
information on how to apply today. Although the original deadline has
passed, there is still room for additional students. For full details
please visit the BU Study Abroad listing at
http://www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/spain/menorca/index.html