This listing expired on June 1, 2024. Please contact cosmopoulos@umsl.edu for any updated information.
Location: Iklaina 240 01, Greece
Season: June 16, 2024 to July 7, 2024
Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
Deadline Type: Contact for Details
Website: http://www.iklaina.org
Program Type:
Field School, Volunteer
RPA Certified:
No
Affiliation:
University of Missouri-St. Louis; Athens Archaeological Society
Project Director:
Michael B. Cosmopoulos
Project Description:
The Iklaina project investigates the origins of states and complex society in ancient Greece. The site is one of the capitals of the Mycenaean kingdom of Pylos, which figures prominently in Homer’s “Iliad” and Greek mythology.
Period(s) of Occupation: Mycenaean (Late Bronze Age, ca. 1650-1100 BC)
Project Size: 25-49 participants
Minimum Age: 18
Experience Required: No
Room and Board Arrangements:
Included (all meals for the 3 weeks of the project)
Academic Credit:
6 credits, graduate or undergraduate, through the Department of History of the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Michael Cosmopoulos
1 University Boulevard
St. Louis
MO
63121
USA
Phone: (314) 516-6241
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