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Courses

Students enroll in both of the following courses. Each course carries four Boston University credits. Students must enroll for a total of eight credits. Courses are taught in English.

CAS AR 503 Archaeological Field Methods
Through hands-on experience and formal lectures, students learn the fundamentals of field excavation and recording, as well as the identification and analysis of Talayotic, Roman, and Medieval period artifacts. They are also introduced to museum work including restoration, interpretation of materials, and aspects of public education.

CAS AR 511 Studies in European Archaeology: The Cultural History of Menorca
Through a series of lectures and frequent study trips, faculty and students will explore the archaeology and cultural history of Menorca, especially the interactions between the indigenous Talayotic peoples of Menorca and the Carthaginians and Romans.
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Faculty

The directors of the field school are Dr. James Wiseman, founder of the Department of Archaeology at Boston University and Dr. Amalia Perez-Juez, associate director of Boston University's Spanish programs in Madrid and Burgos.

Dr. James Wiseman, Professor of Archaeology, Art History, and Classics at Boston University. founder of the Department of Archaeology at Boston University, has directed excavations and survey in Greece, the former Yugoslavia, and Spain, and he has directed archaeological field schools in both Greece and Spain. He is the author or editor of eight books and more than 200 articles. He regularly teaches courses in the archaeology and history of the Greek and Roman worlds, and in archaeological methods and theory.

Dr. Amalia Pérez-Juez, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Boston University, has extensive archaeological experience in Spain and has also studied in France and Boston. In addition to her responsibilities in the Boston University Madrid Program, where she also teaches the History of Spain course, she is currently working in preservation projects of several sites in the region of Madrid. She is an expert in the public presentation of archaeological sites.

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