The City University of New York
Orkney Gateway to the Atlantic
Summer 2016
Location
Dates
Credits Offered
Island of Rousey Orkney, Scotland UK
July 2, 2016 – July 30, 2016
Application Deadline
6 Credits: ANTHC 127 – 3 credits and ANTHC 227- 3 credits
(CUNY tuition is NOT included in the program fee)
March 18, 2016
Financial Aid
TAP, Pell, Gilman, Departmental Travel Grants, Student Loans
Program Fee
$ 2,050 (estimate) includes housing, all meals, excursions, and
international health insurance.
AIRFARE is 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).
$350.00 Application Fee due with application materials
$1,700 Program Fee Balance due before April 21, 2016
All payments must be made with certified checks or money orders. NO
CASH, PERSONAL CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS.
Payment Schedule
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 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 CUNY 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
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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: http://nabohome.org/fieldschools/rousay.html
News Link: http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/2011/07/14/1225/
Academic Inquiries
Administrative Inquiries
Prof. Tom McGovern
Anthropology Department
Office: HN 701
Phone: (212) 772-5654
E-mail: [email protected]
Education Abroad Office
E1447, Mon – Fri 9:30 am 5:30pm Phone: (212) 772-4983
Fax: (212) 772-5005
E-Mail: [email protected]
Estimated Costs of Attendance
Tuition
$1,650 Program Fee
$2,050 (estimate) Not included in Program Fee (estimates):
Airfare Books
Local
Transportation
$1,600 $ 60 $ 170 Total US $ 5,530 www.hunter.cuny.edu/educationabroad