Sicily: Central Mediterranean Archaeology
Summer 2016
Location
Stromboli and Cannatello, Sicily, Italy
Dates
June 12 to July 10
Credits Offered
CLA 330 – 3 Credits
(CUNY tuition is NOT included in the program fee - check with the
Registrar (OASIS) or Bursar for tuition payment schedules)
Application Deadline
March 18, 2016 We encourage you to submit applications early!
Financial Aid
TAP, Pell, Gilman, Student loans
Program Fee
$2,250.00 (estimate) includes housing, all meals, local transportation,
excursions, books 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).
Payment Schedule
$350 Application Fee & Deposit due with all application materials
$1,900 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.
We encourage you to submit payments early!
Note Bene: Students are responsible for meeting the payment deadline
regardless of funding source, i.e. Macaulay Opportunities Fund, loans or
any type of Financial Aid. Late fees will be applied to all delayed payments
(see Education Abroad Instructions & Policies).
Program Description
The Central Mediterranean Archaeology program takes places in two locations in Sicily: Stromboli (a
volcanic island in the Aeolian Archipelago) and Cannatello (on the southern coast of Sicily, close to
Agrigento). The two sites are important to understand Mediterranean Bronze Age civilization.
They are among the best examples of the Mediterranean cultural development within the Bronze Age (2nd
millennium BC). Stromboli is a small village founded at the beginning of the Bronze Age, among the firsts
testifying to direct connection with the Aegean world. During the Late Bronze Age the sea connectivity is
well expressed by Cannatello: a large fortified Mediterranean hub with imports from Cyprus, Crete, Malta
and Sardinia.
This program is open to all CUNY students looking to experience an international and interdisciplinary
fieldwork. They will work in teams with students and scholars from Italy and other countries. The experience
of living and working with an international team in two different locations (a small island and mainland
Sicily) will expose the students to the variations in the Mediterranean landscape, types of archaeological sites
and methodologies. During the four weeks of this archaeological field school students will gain practical
knowledge of the most innovative techniques and methods. The fieldwork will be on the site (topography,
GIS, geography, volcanology, stratigraphy, environment, geophysics, geoarchaeology, conservation) and in
laboratory (artifacts classification, drawing, conservation; archaeometry, archeological database).
The students will also have guided tours to several sites and museum in the surrounding areas.
Students will be housed in apartments with meals provided.
Website (Stromboli):
http://www.dscg.unimore.it/site/home/ricerca/aree-di-ricerca/archeologia/articolo99021029.html
Academic Inquiries
Administrative Inquiries
Prof. Sara Levi
E-mail: [email protected]
Education Abroad Office
E1447 Mon - Fri 9:30am - 5:30pm
Phone: (212) 772-4983
Fax: (212) 772-5005
E-Mail: [email protected]
Estimated Cost of Attendance:
Summer 2016 – SICILY
Tuition
Program fee
$ 825
$ 2,250
Not included in program fee (estimate):
Airfare
$ 1,000.00
TOTAL: $ 4,075 (estimate)