2023 Italy Incoronata
Closed
05/20/2023
06/18/2023
Prof. Mario Denti
Dr. Giulia Saltini Semerari
$ 4,590
04/07/2023
April 23, 9:00am Pacific Standard Time
8 Semester credits
OVERVIEW
Incoronata is located in southern Italy, near the coast of the Gulf of Taranto (the ‘arch’ of the boot), in today’s Basilicata region. The site is distributed across a vast plateau overlooking the valley where the river Basento flows. In the 7th century BC its prominence likely served to attract travelers from the Aegean, who settled alongside the local community during the earliest phase of the Greek colonization, arguably the most consequential migration event of the ancient Mediterranean. The site offers a superb opportunity to investigate the development of an Early Iron Age Italic community and the culture contact dynamics they established with Greek newcomers at the outset of this historical watershed.
Drawing a section
Students excavating the fill of a small pit
Students photographing a layer before excavating it
Trench supervisor excavating a mound of pebbles in Sector 1 North
Students cleaning ceramics
Carefully excavating a unit at the Incoronata site
Student excavate and create a plan (map) of excavation unit
Sorting ceramics at the field house
Instructors
All field school directors are experts in their field and passionate about their work. To discuss the suitability of this program for your career goals – whether within or outside academia – you are invited to contact the directors directly. For a broader discussion which CFS program to choose, you are welcome to contact our staff directly – you can do that through our “Contact Us” page.
Prof. Mario Denti
UNIVERSITY OF RENNES 2
Dr. Josipa Mandić
UNIVERSITY OF RENNES 2
Dr. Cesare Vita
Université Rennes 2
Testimonials
This is a new program. There are no testimonials at this time
Student Fees
- You must apply online for this program – application is free
- A $300 nonrefundable deposit is required to secure a space in the program
- Payments with credits cards incur 2.5% processing fee
- A $100 Late Fee will be added to the program costs if tuition is not paid in full by payment deadline
- Please carefully read our Cancelation Policy before committing to attend our programs
- Trip cancellation insurance is not provided by CFS. Such policies have changed due to Covid 19. If you wish to purchase an insurance policy that covers pandemic contingencies, explore Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) plans. Insuremytrip or Travel Guard are possible websites where you may explore different insurance policies
Tuition Includes:
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Costs of Instruction
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Room & Board
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Cost of Academic Credit Units
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Health and Evacuation Insurance
Accommodations
Throughout the whole duration of the field school we will be staying at the agriturismo (farm-hotel) Fontanalapietra, located in the valley of the Basento river. Three or four students normally share a room with en-suite bathroom. The bedrooms are basic but comfortable.
Diet
The agriturismo has a restaurant that will provides us with excellent, locally-sourced food for dinner. The cook can prepare vegetarian or gluten-free diets, but please note that more specific (e.g. vegan or religion-based) dietary requirements can unfortunately not be accommodated.
Travel Information
We suggest you hold purchasing your airline ticket until six (6) weeks prior to departure date. Natural disasters, political changes, weather conditions and a range of other factors may require the cancelation of a program. The CFS typically takes a close look at local conditions 6-7 weeks prior to program beginning and makes a Go/No Go decision by then. Such time frame still allows for the purchase of deeply discounted airline tickets while protecting students from potential loss of airline ticket costs if CFS is forced to cancel a program.
Staff members will meet students at the Termini Train Station in Rome on May 20 at 2:30pm. We will meet at the entrance to the station coming from Piazza dei Cinquecento, which is the square in front of the station. Meeting point in in front of the Borri bookstore.
Meeting Point
Visa Information
Safety
Our primary concern is with education. Traveling and conducting field work involves risk. Students interested in participating in our programs must weigh whether the potential risk is worth the value of education provided. While risk is inherent in everything we do, we do not take risk lightly. We engage in intensive review of each field school location prior to approval. Once a program is accepted, we review and monitor each program annually to make sure it complies with all our standards and policies, including student safety.
Students attending our international programs are covered by a comprehensive Health Insurance policy that includes physical illness or injury, mental or chronic conditions. There are no deductible and 100% of costs are covered up to $250,000. In addition, we provide Political & Natural Disaster Evacuation policy, which allow us to remove students from program location if conditions change.
Students attending our domestic programs (within the US) must have their own health insurance and provide proof upon enrollment. Program directors are familiar with local authorities and if in need of evacuation, local emergency services and/or law enforcement will be notified and activated.
We have an explicit and robust harassments & discriminations policies. If students feel they cannot discuss personal safety issues with program staff, they are welcome to call the CFS emergency hotline and talk directly with CFS staff members.
Call (+1 562 584-0761) or email (info@fieldsciences.org) if you have questions about the safety of any program.